Fix IO.binread docs

Change 'characters' to 'data'.
kf0jvt · Jul 11, 2016 · c7b4770 · c7b4770
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diff --git a/lib/elixir/lib/io.ex b/lib/elixir/lib/io.ex
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ defmodule IO do
   @doc """
   Reads from the IO `device`. The operation is Unicode unsafe.
 
-  The `device` is iterated by the given number of characters or line by line if
+  The `device` is iterated by the given number of data or line by line if
   `:line` is given.
   Alternatively, if `:all` is given, then whole `device` is returned.
 
   It returns:
 
-    * `data` - the input characters
+    * `data` - the output data
 
     * `:eof` - end of file was encountered