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# handle_new_target_entities

#### `handle_new_target_entities: <bool>` (Optional)

## Description

Controls whether [Link Prediction](/task-types) model handles predictions on new target entities at batch prediction time.

Keeping this option to `false` generally provides better model performance. It is recommended to keep this option `false` unless you need to predict unseen target entities at batch prediction time.

### Supported Task Types

* Link Prediction

### Default Values

| [run\_mode](/run-mode) | Default Value |
| ---------------------- | ------------- |
| FAST                   | `false`       |
| NORMAL                 | `false`       |
| BEST                   | `false`       |