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package java.io;
/**
* An {@code AutoCloseable} whose close method may throw an {@link IOException}.
*/
public interface Closeable extends AutoCloseable {
/**
* Closes the object and release any system resources it holds.
*
* Although only the first call has any effect, it is safe to call close
* multiple times on the same object. This is more lenient than the
* overridden {@code AutoCloseable.close()}, which may be called at most
* once.
*/
void close() throws IOException;
}