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+describe("@kind tag", function() {
+    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
+        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @kind function */', {});
+    it("sets the doclet's 'kind' property to the tag value", function() {
+        expect(doc.kind).toBeDefined();
+        expect(doc.kind).toBe('function');
+    });
+});