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diff --git a/doc/manual/var_t_return.rst b/doc/manual/var_t_return.rst index b9ff1d892..2235d5aa4 100644 --- a/doc/manual/var_t_return.rst +++ b/doc/manual/var_t_return.rst @@ -1,15 +1,15 @@ Memory safety for returning by ``var T`` is ensured by a simple borrowing rule: If ``result`` does not refer to a location pointing to the heap (that is in ``result = X`` the ``X`` involves a ``ptr`` or ``ref`` access) -then it has to be deviated by the routine's first parameter: +then it has to be derived from the routine's first parameter: .. code-block:: nim proc forward[T](x: var T): var T = - result = x # ok, deviated from the first parameter. + result = x # ok, derived from the first parameter. proc p(param: var int): var int = var x: int - # we know 'forward' provides a view into the location deviated by + # we know 'forward' provides a view into the location derived from # its first argument 'x'. result = forward(x) # Error: location is derived from ``x`` # which is not p's first parameter and lives |