[patterns.ref.info] unclear wording: "and, thus, borrow them"

[jofas]

The first sentence of [patterns.ref.info] states (my emphasis):

Reference patterns dereference the pointers that are being matched and, thus, borrow them.

The emphasised part reads a bit confusing to me and I'm still unsure what is meant by it. Maybe it could be clarified? Or omitted? I can't find similar terminology in the FLS.

The URLO topic that raised the issue:

https://users.rust-lang.org/t/discussing-reference-patterns/130495?u=jofas