Chapter 1. Zend
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## Chapter 1. Zend

## 1.1. Introduction

The Zend class is the foundation class of the Zend Framework. This class evolved out of the framework's adherence to the DRY principle (Don't Repeat Yourself). It contains only static methods, and these methods contain functionality that is required by many components in the Zend Framework.

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