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# MutableSpan

`MutableSpan<Element>` represents a contiguous region of memory which
contains initialized instances of `Element`.

```
@frozen struct MutableSpan<Element> where Element : ~Copyable
```

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`ContiguousBytes`](/documentation/Foundation/ContiguousBytes)

[`Iterable`](/documentation/Swift/Iterable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

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