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"Title": "The Go Programming Language Specification",
- "Subtitle": "Version of September 19, 2017",
+ "Subtitle": "Version of October 17, 2017",
"Path": "/ref/spec"
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<h3 id="Package_unsafe">Package <code>unsafe</code></h3>
<p>
-The built-in package <code>unsafe</code>, known to the compiler,
+The built-in package <code>unsafe</code>, known to the compiler
+and accessible through the <a href="#Import_declarations">import path</a> <code>"unsafe"</code>,
provides facilities for low-level programming including operations
that violate the type system. A package using <code>unsafe</code>
must be vetted manually for type safety and may not be portable.