Glossary coding Term Page

&str

Borrowed string slice

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Related Concepts

String Slice Reference Ownership

Core Idea

&str does not own bytes itself. It borrows a view into existing UTF-8 text, including string literals.

Why It Matters Here

Mathbong uses this term in Rust posts when comparing owned strings with borrowed slices.

Posts Mentioning This Concept

[Rust Series 7] Handling Slices and Strings Safely See how String differs from &str and borrow only the slice you need without duplicating data.[Rust 시리즈 7편] 슬라이스와 문자열 안전하게 다루기 String과 &str의 차이를 이해하고, 슬라이스로 데이터 조각을 안전하게 빌려 씁니다.