From 2d7abe88bfa6b36be6ba020f87a1f391c7266daa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan L Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2016 13:16:27 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update glossary.md Added a brief description of Combinators --- src/doc/book/glossary.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/doc/book/glossary.md b/src/doc/book/glossary.md index 0956580ade0bb..8aa7fdff94803 100644 --- a/src/doc/book/glossary.md +++ b/src/doc/book/glossary.md @@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ must abide by that constraint. [traits]: traits.html +### Combinators + +Combinators are higher-order functions that apply only functions and +earlier defined combinators to provide a result from its arguments. +They can be used to manage control flow in a modular fashion. + ### DST (Dynamically Sized Type) A type without a statically known size or alignment. ([more info][link])