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Appendix B: Glossary, Update
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I feel like an "interner", "interned", "fold" and "adjustment" should be explained on the Appendix B: Glossary chapter, even more now, that the glossary is more important than ever because of this Zulip topic
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Research direction
Read the Appendix B: Glossary chapter and the linked Zulip topic about regular compiler words. Check how existing entries are explained, then add entries for “interner,” “interned,” “fold,” and “adjustment”; done means all four terms are clearly covered in the glossary.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100