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Add glossary entries for Day 1 (#2953)

These Rust-specific entries are for concepts taught on Day 1 and could
thus be useful to have in the glossary.
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Martin Geisler
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- allocate:\
Dynamic memory allocation on [the heap](memory-management/review.md).
- array:\
A fixed-size collection of elements of the same type, stored contiguously in
memory. See [Arrays](tuples-and-arrays/arrays.md).
- associated type:\
A type associated with a specific trait. Useful for defining the relationship
between types.
@@ -130,6 +133,10 @@ h1#glossary ~ ul > li:first-line {
- receiver:\
The first parameter in a Rust [method](methods-and-traits/methods.md) that
represents the instance on which the method is called.
- reference:\
A non-owning pointer to a value that borrows it without transferring
ownership. References can be [shared (immutable)](references/shared.md) or
[exclusive (mutable)](references/exclusive.md).
- reference counting:\
A memory management technique in which the number of references to an object
is tracked, and the object is deallocated when the count reaches zero. See
@@ -140,6 +147,10 @@ h1#glossary ~ ul > li:first-line {
- safe:\
Refers to code that adheres to Rust's ownership and borrowing rules,
preventing memory-related errors. See [Unsafe Rust](unsafe-rust.md).
- slice:\
A dynamically-sized view into a contiguous sequence, such as an array or
vector. Unlike arrays, slices have a size determined at runtime. See
[Slices](references/slices.md).
- scope:\
The region of a program where a variable is valid and can be used. See
[Blocks and Scopes](control-flow-basics/blocks-and-scopes.md).