Elaborate on bytes-like objects.

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diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst
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@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ Glossary
 
    bytes-like object
       An object that supports the :ref:`buffer protocol <bufferobjects>`,
-      like :class:`str` or :class:`bytearray`.
+      like :class:`str`, :class:`bytearray` or :class:`memoryview`.
+      Bytes-like objects can be used for various operations that expect
+      binary data, such as compression, saving to a binary file or sending
+      over a socket. Some operations need the binary data to be mutable,
+      in which case not all bytes-like objects can apply.
 
    bytecode
       Python source code is compiled into bytecode, the internal representation