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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion library/std/src/keyword_docs.rs
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Expand Up @@ -2257,7 +2257,7 @@ mod await_keyword {}
/// `dyn` is a prefix of a [trait object]'s type.
///
/// The `dyn` keyword is used to highlight that calls to methods on the associated `Trait`
/// are dynamically dispatched. To use the trait this way, it must be 'object safe'.
/// are [dynamically dispatched]. To use the trait this way, it must be 'object safe'.
///
/// Unlike generic parameters or `impl Trait`, the compiler does not know the concrete type that
/// is being passed. That is, the type has been [erased].
Expand All @@ -2281,6 +2281,7 @@ mod await_keyword {}
/// the method won't be duplicated for each concrete type.
///
/// [trait object]: ../book/ch17-02-trait-objects.html
/// [dynamically dispatched]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_dispatch
/// [ref-trait-obj]: ../reference/types/trait-object.html
/// [ref-obj-safety]: ../reference/items/traits.html#object-safety
/// [erased]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_erasure
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