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587ab64d1b Update Generics terminology document (#3048 )

This reflects changes from a number of approved proposals:
- #920 : concrete statements about orphan and overlap in Carbon
- #2138 : "generic" -> "checked generic", "template" -> "template
generic"
- #2188 : binding patterns are forbidden in type position
- #2360 : "type", "facet type", "facet". Note: I am not using the term
"generic type" from #2360 since that meaning conflicts with the
generally accepted meaning of "generic type" of a type with a
compile-time parameter.
- #2760 / #2770 : internal/external impl -> extending impl
- #2964 : "symbolic constant" and "template constant"

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Co-authored-by: Geoff Romer <gromer@google.com>
Co-authored-by: Richard Smith <richard@metafoo.co.uk>

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README.md

Generics

This directory contains the collection of documents describing the generics feature of Carbon:

Overview - A high-level description of the generics design, with pointers to other design documents that dive deeper into individual topics.
Goals - The motivation and principles guiding the design direction.
Terminology - A glossary establishing common terminology for describing the design.
Detailed design - In depth description of how generic type parameters work.
~~Rejected alternatives~~ - not implemented yet