Consistency about byte vs character in string.texi

* manual/string.texi (String and Array Utilities): Distinguish more carefully among bytes, multibyte characters, and wide characters. Use "byte" when talking about C 'char', to distinguish it more clearly from multibyte characters. Say "wide character" or "multibyte character" instead of "character", when a wide or multibyte character is intended. Similarly for "multibyte string" versus "string". Define these terms more carefully.
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+2015-12-04  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
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+	Consistency about byte vs character in string.texi
+	* manual/string.texi (String and Array Utilities):
+	Distinguish more carefully among bytes, multibyte characters,
+	and wide characters.  Use "byte" when talking about C 'char',
+	to distinguish it more clearly from multibyte characters.
+	Say "wide character" or "multibyte character" instead of
+	"character", when a wide or multibyte character is intended.
+	Similarly for "multibyte string" versus "string".
+	Define these terms more carefully.
+
 2015-12-03  Chris Metcalf  <cmetcalf@ezchip.com>
 
 	* sysdeps/arm/math_private.h (LDBL_CLASSIFY_COMPAT): New symbol.