Glossary

Common Rust terminology.

Term Definition
Borrow Temporarily access data without ownership
Crate A compilation unit; a library or binary
Lifetime The scope during which a reference is valid
Move Transfer of ownership
Ownership The system that manages memory
Trait A collection of methods defining shared behavior
Unsafe Code that bypasses Rust’s safety checks

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