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diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/reflect/api/Names.scala b/src/compiler/scala/reflect/api/Names.scala
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+package scala.reflect
+package api
+
+trait Names {
+
+  type Name >: Null <: AbsName
+  type TypeName <: Name
+  type TermName <: Name
+
+  abstract class AbsName {
+    def isTermName: Boolean
+    def isTypeName: Boolean
+    def toTermName: TermName
+    def toTypeName: TypeName
+  }
+
+  def newTermName(cs: Array[Char], offset: Int, len: Int): TermName
+  def newTermName(cs: Array[Byte], offset: Int, len: Int): TermName
+  def newTermName(s: String): TermName
+
+  def newTypeName(cs: Array[Char], offset: Int, len: Int): TypeName
+  def newTypeName(cs: Array[Byte], offset: Int, len: Int): TypeName
+  def newTypeName(s: String): TypeName
+
+  implicit def promoteTermNamesAsNecessary(name: Name): TermName = name.toTermName
+
+  def EmptyTermName: TermName = newTermName("")
+  def EmptyTypeName: TypeName = EmptyTermName.toTypeName
+}
+