These are imported module spaces. You can access methods from these namespaces. Accessing Fields let least = std::cmp::min(3,9); Bringing Namespaces to Scope use std::cmp:min; let least = min(3,9); Namespaces and Default Methods It is important to know that some methods have a namespace equivalent function. let x = "amos".len(); let x = std::len("amos");