[GHC] #9531: Implement Prelude.Word Proposal

[GHC]

#9531: Implement Prelude.Word Proposal
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              Reporter:  hvr         |            Owner:  hvr
                  Type:  task        |           Status:  closed
              Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:  7.10.1
             Component:              |          Version:
  libraries/base                     |         Keywords:  Prelude
            Resolution:  fixed       |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
      Operating System:              |       Difficulty:  Easy (less than 1
  Unknown/Multiple                   |  hour)
       Type of failure:              |       Blocked By:
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Changes (by hvr):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed


Old description:

> ''(this text is a placeholder and will be replaced shortly)''

New description:

 This was proposed on the libraries list and succeeded by vote majority as
 well as by explicit
 confirmation from the core libraries committee.

 See [http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/libraries/2014-August/023658.html
 proposal summary] for details.

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