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# Understanding Ownership

Ownership is Rust’s most unique feature and has deep implications for the rest
of the language. It enables Rust to make memory safety guarantees without
needing a garbage collector, so it’s important to understand how ownership
works. In this chapter, we’ll talk about ownership as well as several related
features: borrowing, slices, and how Rust lays data out in memory.
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	4	of the language. It enables Rust to make memory safety guarantees without
	5	needing a garbage collector, so it’s important to understand how ownership
	6	works. In this chapter, we’ll talk about ownership as well as several related
	7	features: borrowing, slices, and how Rust lays data out in memory.