Doubtful uses of term "lifetime"
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Currently the term "lifetime" is only defined for objects and references ([basic.life]), but there're some uses of "lifetime" for other things.
- [intro.progress]/14 (Note 9) talks about the lifetime of a thread of execution. [thread.barrier.general]/1 talks about the lifetime of a barrier. It seems that both occurences of "lifetime" are about some execution, not a
(j)threadorbarrierobject. - [basic.stc.general]/1 talks about the lifetime of a storage.
Should we use other words in these places?
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Read the cited standard sections: [intro.progress]/14, [thread.barrier.general]/1, and [basic.stc.general]/1, together with the definition of “lifetime” in [basic.life]. Compare how the term is used for threads, barriers, and storage, then determine whether the wording should be changed and update the affected draft text consistently.
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