[3.9] bpo-41805: Documentation for PEP 585 (GH-22615) (GH-23016)
Backport of #22615 to 3.9 since that couldn't be auto-merged due to conflicts.
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@@ -483,6 +483,13 @@
See also the :term:`single dispatch` glossary entry, the
:func:`functools.singledispatch` decorator, and :pep:`443`.
+ generic type
+ A :term:`type` that can be parameterized; typically a container like
+ :class:`list`. Used for :term:`type hints <type hint>` and
+ :term:`annotations <annotation>`.
+
+ See :pep:`483` for more details, and :mod:`typing` or
+ :ref:`generic alias type <types-genericalias>` for its uses.
GIL
See :term:`global interpreter lock`.