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Immutable. The name of the link. Format:\n`projects/{project}/locations/{location}/links/{link}`.\n\n### Source\n\n public EntityReference Source { get; set; }\n\nThe pointer to the entity that is the **source** of this link.\n\n### StartTime\n\n public Timestamp StartTime { get; set; }\n\nThe start of the first event establishing this link.\n\n### Target\n\n public EntityReference Target { get; set; }\n\nThe pointer to the entity that is the **target** of this link."]]
