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Noun

1. 1
   A syntactic element in Rust, ::<>, with arguments between < and >, that specifies the generic arguments of a function in an expression.

   "For static method calls, you can supply the type parameter explicitly using the turbofish ::<> notation:"

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"For static method calls, you can supply the type parameter explicitly using the turbofish ::<> notation:"

Etymology

From turbo- + fish; coined by Anna Harren in 2015, originally in jest, later adopted by official documentation.

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