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Change terminology used for input output parameters pt 2
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@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ functions, annotate conditions for formal verification, and provide a
function.
In the following example we document the title of the contract, the explanation
for the two input parameters and two returned values.
for the two function parameters and two return variables.
::

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@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Send is the low-level counterpart of ``transfer``. If the execution fails, the c
In order to interface with contracts that do not adhere to the ABI,
or to get more direct control over the encoding,
the functions ``call``, ``delegatecall`` and ``staticcall`` are provided.
They all take a single ``bytes memory`` argument as input and
They all take a single ``bytes memory`` parameter and
return the success condition (as a ``bool``) and the returned data
(``bytes memory``).
The functions ``abi.encode``, ``abi.encodePacked``, ``abi.encodeWithSelector``

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@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ library has to be updated by an external oracle.
.. note::
The suffix ``years`` has been removed in version 0.5.0 due to the reasons above.
These suffixes cannot be applied to variables. If you want to
interpret some input variable in e.g. days, you can do it in the following way::
These suffixes cannot be applied to variables. For example, if you want to
interpret a function parameter in days, you can in the following way::
function f(uint start, uint daysAfter) public {
if (now >= start + daysAfter * 1 days) {
@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ ABI Encoding and Decoding Functions
These encoding functions can be used to craft data for external function calls without actually
calling an external function. Furthermore, ``keccak256(abi.encodePacked(a, b))`` is a way
to compute the hash of structured data (although be aware that it is possible to
craft a "hash collision" using different inputs types).
craft a "hash collision" using different function parameter types).
See the documentation about the :ref:`ABI <ABI>` and the
:ref:`tightly packed encoding <abi_packed_mode>` for details about the encoding.
@ -240,4 +240,3 @@ Furthermore, all functions of the current contract are callable directly includi
.. note::
Prior to version 0.5.0, there was a function called ``suicide`` with the same
semantics as ``selfdestruct``.