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Expand Up @@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ compile-time, remain constant during execution, and may reside in read-only
memory.

There are five primary kinds of item: modules, functions, iterators, objects and
types.
type definitions.

All items form an implicit scope for the declaration of sub-items. In other
words, within a function, object or iterator, declarations of items can (in
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name of the enclosing item. The exact locations in which sub-items may be
declared is given by the grammar. @xref{Ref.Gram}.

Functions, iterators, objects and types may be @emph{parametrized} by
type. Type parameters are given as a comma-separated list of identifiers
Functions, iterators, objects and type definitions may be @emph{parametrized}
by type. Type parameters are given as a comma-separated list of identifiers
enclosed in square brackets (@code{[]}), after the name of the item and before
its definition. The type parameters of an item are part of the name, not the
type of the item; in order to refer to the type-parametrized item, a
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@node Ref.Item.Type
@subsection Ref.Item.Type
@c * Ref.Item.Type:: Items defining the types of values and slots.
@cindex Types
@cindex Type definitions

A @dfn{type} defines a set of possible values in
memory. @xref{Ref.Type}. Types are declared with the keyword
A @dfn{type definition} defines a set of possible values in
memory. @xref{Ref.Type}. Type definitions are declared with the keyword
@code{type}. Every value has a single, specific type; the type-specified
aspects of a value include:

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