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@@ -714,6 +714,18 @@ class Mapped(ORMDescriptor[_T], roles.TypedColumnsClauseRole[_T], TypingOnly):
checkers such as pylance and mypy so that ORM-mapped attributes
are correctly typed.
+ The most prominent use of :class:`_orm.Mapped` is in
+ the :ref:`Declarative Mapping <orm_explicit_declarative_base>` form
+ of :class:`_orm.Mapper` configuration, where used explicitly it drives
+ the configuration of ORM attributes such as :func:`_orm.mapped_class`
+ and :func:`_orm.relationship`.
+
+ .. seealso::
+
+ :ref:`orm_explicit_declarative_base`
+
+ :ref:`orm_declarative_table`
+
.. tip::
The :class:`_orm.Mapped` class represents attributes that are handled