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langref: tweak description of []T (#12319)

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saying []T is a pointer is confusing because zig docs say there are two types of pointers (*T and [*]T). It is more clear to say that []T is a slice type which contains a [*]T pointer and a length.

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@ -2631,7 +2631,7 @@ test "Conversion between vectors, arrays, and slices" {
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<ul>
<li>{#syntax#}[]T{#endsyntax#} - pointer to runtime-known number of items.
<li>{#syntax#}[]T{#endsyntax#} - is a slice (a fat pointer, which contains a pointer of type {#syntax#}[*]T{#endsyntax#} and a length).
<ul>
<li>Supports index syntax: {#syntax#}slice[i]{#endsyntax#}</li>
<li>Supports slice syntax: {#syntax#}slice[start..end]{#endsyntax#}</li>