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diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst index 1e5bafc..ae9949b 100644 --- a/Doc/glossary.rst +++ b/Doc/glossary.rst @@ -438,6 +438,12 @@ Glossary division. Note that ``(-11) // 4`` is ``-3`` because that is ``-2.75`` rounded *downward*. See :pep:`238`. + free threading + A threading model where multiple threads can run Python bytecode + simultaneously within the same interpreter. This is in contrast to + the :term:`global interpreter lock` which allows only one thread to + execute Python bytecode at a time. See :pep:`703`. + function A series of statements which returns some value to a caller. It can also be passed zero or more :term:`arguments <argument>` which may be used in |