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diff --git a/docs/reference/glossary.rst b/docs/reference/glossary.rst index efaa8f607..ab0b22049 100644 --- a/docs/reference/glossary.rst +++ b/docs/reference/glossary.rst @@ -188,6 +188,13 @@ Glossary Most MicroPython boards make a REPL available over a UART, and this is typically accessible on a host PC via USB. + small integer + MicroPython optimises the internal representation of integers such that + "small" values do not take up space on the heap, and calculations with + them do not require heap allocation. On most 32-bit ports, this + corresponds to values in the interval ``-2**30 <= x < 2**30``, but this + should be considered an implementation detail and not relied upon. + stream Also known as a "file-like object". A Python object which provides sequential read-write access to the underlying data. A stream object |