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+% References and Borrowing
+
+<small>There is a new edition of the book and this is an old link.</small>
+
+> A reference _refers_ to a value but does not own it.
+> Because it does not own it, the value it points to will not be dropped when the reference goes out of scope.
+
+```rust
+fn calculate_length(s: &String) -> usize { // s is a reference to a String
+    s.len()
+} // Here, s goes out of scope. But because it does not have ownership of what
+  // it refers to, nothing happens.
+```
+
+---
+
+Here are the relevant sections in the new and old books:
+
+* **[in the current edition: Ch 4.02 — References and Borrowing][2]**
+* <small>[In the first edition: Ch 3.9 — References and Borrowing][1]</small>
+
+
+[1]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.30.0/book/first-edition/references-and-borrowing.html
+[2]: ch04-02-references-and-borrowing.html