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Remove non-Rust specific terms from the glossary
These terms were originally added to give translations a place to define them. However, on second thought, I don’t think they add value: translations can translate these terms as needed on the course pages.
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- allocate:\
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Dynamic memory allocation on [the heap](memory-management/review.md).
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- argument:\
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Information that is passed into a [function](control-flow-basics/functions.md)
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or method.
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- associated type:\
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A type associated with a specific trait. Useful for defining the relationship
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between types.
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- brace:\
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`{` and `}`. Also called _curly brace_, they delimit
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[_blocks_](control-flow-basics/blocks-and-scopes.md).
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- build:\
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The process of converting source code into executable code or a usable
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program. See [Running Code Locally with Cargo](cargo/running-locally.md).
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- call:\
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To invoke or execute a [function or method](control-flow-basics/functions.md).
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- channel:\
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Used to safely pass messages [between threads](concurrency/channels.md).
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- Comprehensive Rust 🦀:\
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- error handling:\
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The process of managing and responding to [errors](error-handling.md) that
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occur during program execution.
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- exercise:\
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A task or problem designed to practice and test programming skills.
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- function:\
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A reusable block of code that performs a specific task. See
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[Functions](control-flow-basics/functions.md).
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- integration test:\
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A type of test that verifies the interactions between different parts or
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components of a system. See [Other Types of Tests](testing/other.md).
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- keyword:\
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A reserved word in a programming language that has a specific meaning and
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cannot be used as an identifier.
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- library:\
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A collection of precompiled routines or code that can be used by programs. See
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[Modules](modules.md).
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- panic:\
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An unrecoverable error condition in Rust that results in the termination of
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the program. See [Panics](error-handling/panics.md).
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- parameter:\
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A value that is passed into a
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[function or method](control-flow-basics/functions.md) when it is called.
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- pattern:\
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A combination of values, literals, or structures that can be matched against
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an expression in Rust. See [Pattern Matching](pattern-matching.md).
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- payload:\
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The data or information carried by a message, event, or data structure.
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- program:\
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A set of instructions that a computer can execute to perform a specific task
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or solve a particular problem. See
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[Hello, World](types-and-values/hello-world.md).
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- programming language:\
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A formal system used to communicate instructions to a computer, such as
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[Rust](hello-world/what-is-rust.md).
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- receiver:\
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The first parameter in a Rust [method](methods-and-traits/methods.md) that
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represents the instance on which the method is called.
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- reference counting:\
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A memory management technique in which the number of references to an object
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is tracked, and the object is deallocated when the count reaches zero. See
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[Rc](smart-pointers/rc.md).
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- return:\
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A keyword in Rust used to indicate the value to be returned from a
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[function](control-flow-basics/functions.md).
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- Rust:\
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A systems programming language that focuses on safety, performance, and
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concurrency. See [What is Rust?](hello-world/what-is-rust.md).

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