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fix garbage-collected typo - the correct spelling is garbage collected
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correct mid execution typo, the correct spelling is mid-execution
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fix garbage-collected typo - the correct spelling is garbage collected
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Expand Up @@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ Creating Tasks
Save a reference to the result of this function, to avoid
a task disappearing mid execution. The event loop only keeps
weak references to tasks. A task that isn't referenced elsewhere
may get garbage-collected at any time, even before it's done.
may get garbage collected at any time, even before it's done.
For reliable "fire-and-forget" background tasks, gather them in
a collection::

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Save a reference to tasks passed to this function, to avoid
a task disappearing mid execution. The event loop only keeps
weak references to tasks. A task that isn't referenced elsewhere
may get garbage-collected at any time, even before it's done.
may get garbage collected at any time, even before it's done.
For reliable "fire-and-forget" background tasks, gather them in
a collection.

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