What is the significance of the reverse domain name for java package structure

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Globally unique package names avoid naming collisions between libraries from different sources. Rather than creating a new central database of global names, the domain name registry is used. From the JLS:

The suggested convention for generating unique package names is merely a way to piggyback a package naming convention on top of an existing, widely known unique name registry instead of having to create a separate registry for package names.

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