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     The fields of an actor are all of function type with a return type of `async t` or `()`.
 
-* Array types: Java-like, but elements can be mutable or immutable
-  - `T[]`
-  - `var T[]`
+* Array types: elements can be mutable or immutable
+  - `[T]`
+  - `[var T]`
 
 * Option types: ML/Haskell-style option/maybe type, other types do not include null!
   - `T?`