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+//
+// Copyright © 2017 Arm Ltd. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+#pragma once
+
+namespace armnn
+{
+
+constexpr const char * ClBackendId() { return "GpuAcc"; }
+
+} // namespace armnn