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Expand Up @@ -485,12 +485,13 @@ Glossary
:func:`functools.singledispatch` decorator, and :pep:`443`.

generic type
A :term:`type` that can be parameterized; typically a container like
:class:`list`. Used for :term:`type hints <type hint>` and
A :term:`type` that can be parameterized; typically a
:ref:`container class<sequence-types>` such as :class:`list` or
:class:`dict`. Used for :term:`type hints <type hint>` and
:term:`annotations <annotation>`.

See :pep:`483` for more details, and :mod:`typing` or
:ref:`generic alias type <types-genericalias>` for its uses.
For more details, see :ref:`generic alias types<types-genericalias>`,
:pep:`483`, :pep:`484`, :pep:`585`, and the :mod:`typing` module.

GIL
See :term:`global interpreter lock`.
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