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package eu.stratosphere.core.memory;
/**
* Interface describing entities that can provide memory segments.
*/
public interface MemorySegmentSource {
/**
* Gets the next memory segment. If no more segments are available, it returns null.
*
* @return The next memory segment, or null, if none is available.
*/
public MemorySegment nextSegment();
}