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diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst index 847500e..4fd01e0 100644 --- a/Doc/glossary.rst +++ b/Doc/glossary.rst @@ -483,6 +483,13 @@ Glossary See also the :term:`single dispatch` glossary entry, the :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 + :term:`annotations <annotation>`. + + See :pep:`483` for more details, and :mod:`typing` or + :ref:`generic alias type <types-genericalias>` for its uses. GIL See :term:`global interpreter lock`. |