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diff --git a/src/liballoc/lib.rs b/src/liballoc/lib.rs index c0974dcb2a0..473429b813c 100644 --- a/src/liballoc/lib.rs +++ b/src/liballoc/lib.rs @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ //! There can only be one owner of a `Box`, and the owner can decide to mutate //! the contents, which live on the heap. //! -//! This type can be sent among tasks efficiently as the size of a `Box` value +//! This type can be sent among threads efficiently as the size of a `Box` value //! is the same as that of a pointer. Tree-like data structures are often built //! with boxes because each node often has only one owner, the parent. //! //! ## Reference counted pointers //! //! The [`Rc`](rc/index.html) type is a non-threadsafe reference-counted pointer -//! type intended for sharing memory within a task. An `Rc` pointer wraps a +//! type intended for sharing memory within a thread. An `Rc` pointer wraps a //! type, `T`, and only allows access to `&T`, a shared reference. //! //! This type is useful when inherited mutability (such as using `Box`) is too |