From 3e17aae6e7355b3bd836b784c833dd22947dfa3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dean Popovic <dejan.dp.popovic@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2025 14:49:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update many-to-many.md
The word payload is introduced without a corresponding definition, leaving the reader a bit confused. This provides a succinct definition when first encountering the term in the article.
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entity-framework/core/modeling/relationships/many-to-many.md | 2 +-
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diff --git a/entity-framework/core/modeling/relationships/many-to-many.md b/entity-framework/core/modeling/relationships/many-to-many.md
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@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ CREATE TABLE "PostTag" (
## Many-to-many with class for join entity
-So far in the examples, the join table has been automatically mapped to a [shared-type entity type](xref:core/modeling/entity-types#shared-type-entity-types). This removes the need for a dedicated class to be created for the entity type. However, it can be useful to have such a class so that it can be referenced easily, especially when navigations or a payload are added to the class, as is shown in later examples below. To do this, first create a type `PostTag` for the join entity in addition to the existing types for `Post` and `Tag`:
+So far in the examples, the join table has been automatically mapped to a [shared-type entity type](xref:core/modeling/entity-types#shared-type-entity-types). This removes the need for a dedicated class to be created for the entity type. However, it can be useful to have such a class so that it can be referenced easily, especially when navigations or a payload are added to the class, as is shown in later examples below (A "payload" is any additional data in the join table, for example, the timestamp in which an entry in the join table is created). To do this, first create a type `PostTag` for the join entity in addition to the existing types for `Post` and `Tag`:
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public class Post