rename typo "lifetime" to "reference" (#286)

Co-authored-by: evan l00 <[email protected]>
rust-lang · Jun 29, 2021 · 5de61f9 · 5de61f9
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@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ are too dumb.
 
 ## The area covered by a lifetime
 
-The lifetime (sometimes called a *borrow*) is *alive* from the place it is
+A reference (sometimes called a *borrow*) is *alive* from the place it is
 created to its last use. The borrowed thing needs to outlive only borrows that
 are alive. This looks simple, but there are few subtleties.