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nejucomo opened this issue Sep 17, 2013 · 5 comments · Fixed by #19746
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Add type definition example to the manual, consider changing the term to "type alias". #9266

nejucomo opened this issue Sep 17, 2013 · 5 comments · Fixed by #19746

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The Type Definitions section of the Manual would benefit from some code examples, especially those that clarify how traits and impls interact with the new name.

I find the term "type definition" confusing because this section seems to be describing what I think of as "type aliases". Aren't enum and struct also examples of "type definitions"? If so, is it worth changing this terminology?
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Here are some relevant examples thanks to @Kimundi.

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cc @steveklabnik

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Yeah, I'm not sure what the right terminology is here. Hmm.

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@aturon what do you think?

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aturon commented Dec 8, 2014

+1 for "type alias" -- much clearer.

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