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| author | Sandro Tosi <sandro.tosi@gmail.com> | 2012-06-02 21:41:19 (GMT) |
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| committer | Sandro Tosi <sandro.tosi@gmail.com> | 2012-06-02 21:41:19 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst index 21b92a9..bf1234d 100644 --- a/Doc/glossary.rst +++ b/Doc/glossary.rst @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Glossary An object exposing a file-oriented API (with methods such as :meth:`read()` or :meth:`write()`) to an underlying resource. Depending on the way it was created, a file object can mediate access to a real - on-disk file or to another other type of storage or communication device + on-disk file or to another type of storage or communication device (for example standard input/output, in-memory buffers, sockets, pipes, etc.). File objects are also called :dfn:`file-like objects` or :dfn:`streams`. |