From 8175f1608eddc61c495c9163aebcc3c90549b9c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Sokolovsky <pfalcon@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2017 18:56:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs/glossary: Describe "stream" term.
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@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@ Glossary
from context, it's recommended to use full specification like one
of the above.
+ stream
+ Also known as a "file-like object". An object which provides sequential
+ read-write access to the underlying data. A stream object implements
+ a corresponding interface, which consists of methods like ``read()``,
+ ``write()``, ``readinto()``, ``seek()``, ``flush()``, ``close()``, etc.
+ A stream is an important concept in MicroPython, many I/O objects
+ implement the stream interface, and thus can be used consistently and
+ interchangeably in different contexts. For more information on
+ streams in MicroPython, see `uio` module.
+
upip
(Literally, "micro pip"). A package manage for MicroPython, inspired
by :term:`CPython`'s pip, but much smaller and with reduced functionality.
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