| term | explanation |
|---|---|
| ahead-of-time compilation | compiling beforehand |
| binary executable | a file that a computer already understands |
| cargo | Rust’s official build system and package manager |
| crate | a bundle of code that you can use in your project |
| crates.io | the official Rust package registry |
| drop | automatically freeing memory for a variable or other resource |
| macro | it’s like a global function |
| rustacean | a Rust community member |
| rustup | the official Rust version manager |
| turbofish | ::<T> lets you explicitly specify the type |
| wasm | Web Assembly |