title: What does "Splats" mean in the CoffeeScript tutorial?
body: <p>Looking at this CoffeeScript tutorial : <a href="http://jashkenas.github.com/coffee-script/" rel="noreferrer">http://jashkenas.github.com/coffee-script/</a></p>
  
  <p>I don't quite see what the Splats is for. What is this construction? Where does it come from (historically)</p>