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+USER VISIBLE CHANGES BETWEEN TAO-2.5.20 and TAO-2.5.21
+======================================================
+
+- TAO_IDL: Added support for the map data type
+
 USER VISIBLE CHANGES BETWEEN TAO-2.5.19 and TAO-2.5.20
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