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In an Entity-Relationship (ER) diagram, "disjoint" refers to a constraint applied to a specialization hierarchy. It indicates that an entity can belong to only one subtype within the hierarchy at any given time, meaning that the subtypes are mutually exclusive. For example, if an entity "Vehicle" is specialized into "Car" and "Truck," a specific instance of "Vehicle" can be either a "Car" or a "Truck," but not both. This helps ensure clarity in data modeling by defining clear boundaries between different categories of entities.

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