Some keyword documentation.

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//
/// Return a [`Future`] instead of blocking the current thread.
///
/// The documentation for this keyword is [not yet complete]. Pull requests welcome!
/// Use `async` in front of `fn`, `closure`, or a `block` to turn the marked code into a `Future`.
/// As such the code will not be run immediately, but will only be evaluated when the returned
/// future is `.await`ed.
///
/// We have written an [async book] detailing async/await and trade-offs compared to using threads.
///
/// ## Editions
///
/// `async` is a keyword from the 2018 edition onwards.
///
/// It is available for use in stable rust from version 1.39 onwards.
///
/// [`Future`]: ./future/trait.Future.html
/// [not yet complete]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/34601
/// [async book]: https://rust-lang.github.io/async-book/
mod async_keyword {}
#[doc(keyword = "await")]
//
/// Suspend execution until the result of a [`Future`] is ready.
///
/// The documentation for this keyword is [not yet complete]. Pull requests welcome!
/// `.await`ing a future will suspend the current function's execution until the `executor`
/// has run the future to completion.
///
/// Read the [async book] for details on how async/await and executors work.
///
/// ## Editions
///
/// `await` is a keyword from the 2018 edition onwards.
///
/// It is available for use in stable rust from version 1.39 onwards.
///
/// [`Future`]: ./future/trait.Future.html
/// [not yet complete]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/34601
/// [async book]: https://rust-lang.github.io/async-book/
mod await_keyword {}
#[doc(keyword = "dyn")]