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package java.lang;


/**
 * This (empty) interface must be implemented by all classes that wish to
 * support cloning. The implementation of {@code clone()} in {@code Object}
 * checks if the object being cloned implements this interface and throws
 * {@code CloneNotSupportedException} if it does not.
 *
 * @see Object#clone
 * @see CloneNotSupportedException
 */
public interface Cloneable {
    // Marker interface
}