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Complete section on read-only data segment.

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@ -104,9 +104,11 @@ The most common case is a reference to **static data**, such as string literals:
let s: &'static str = "Hello world!"; let s: &'static str = "Hello world!";
``` ```
Since string literals are known at compile-time, Rust's stores them in a memory Since string literals are known at compile-time, Rust stores them *inside* your executable,
region known as ***. *** is part of the executable itself: there is no risk of it in a region known as **read-only data segment**.
being freed during program execution.
All references pointing to that region will therefore be valid for as long as All references pointing to that region will therefore be valid for as long as
the program runs; they satisfy the `'static` contract. the program runs; they satisfy the `'static` contract.
## Further reading
- [The data segment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_segment)