The splat operator is a handy way of manipulating arrays and arguments.
It is possible to deconstruct/decompose an array during assignment.
This also applies when creating an array.
When defining a method, the splat operator merges the targeted arguments into a single array.
When calling a method, the splat operator turns an array into an argument list.
Links to Ruby documentation for the splat operator: assignment, method arguments*.
*Note that the documentation is not up to date: The behavior about keyword arguments is effectively removed and there is no warning if the splat operator comes first when calling a method without parentheses.
