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## The Slice Type

*Slices* let you reference a contiguous sequence of elements in a collection
rather than the whole collection. A slice is a kind of reference, so it does
not have ownership.
*Slices* are a kind of reference, which lets you access a contiguous sub-sequence
of elements in a sequential [collection](ch08-00-common-collections.md).
Because slices are a kind of reference, they too can borrow access to memory, but
not own it.

Here’s a small programming problem: write a function that takes a string of
words separated by spaces and returns the first word it finds in that string.
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