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gh-136145: Define 'standard library' and 'stdlib' in the glossary (GH-136146)

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and ending with double underscores. Special methods are documented in
:ref:`specialnames`.
standard library
The collection of :term:`packages <package>`, :term:`modules <module>`
and :term:`extension modules <extension module>` distributed as a part
of the official Python interpreter package. The exact membership of the
collection may vary based on platform, available system libraries, or
other criteria. Documentation can be found at :ref:`library-index`.
See also :data:`sys.stdlib_module_names` for a list of all possible
standard library module names.
statement
A statement is part of a suite (a "block" of code). A statement is either
an :term:`expression` or one of several constructs with a keyword, such
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issues such as incorrect types. See also :term:`type hints <type hint>`
and the :mod:`typing` module.
stdlib
An abbreviation of :term:`standard library`.
strong reference
In Python's C API, a strong reference is a reference to an object
which is owned by the code holding the reference. The strong