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In particular:
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* While [`TypedArray#slice()`][] creates a copy of part of the `TypedArray`,
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[`Buffer#slice()`][`buf.slice()`] creates a view over the existing `Buffer`
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* While [`TypedArray.prototype.slice()`][] creates a copy of part of the `TypedArray`,
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[`Buffer.prototype.slice()`][`buf.slice()`] creates a view over the existing `Buffer`
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without copying. This behavior can be surprising, and only exists for legacy
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compatibility. [`TypedArray#subarray()`][] can be used to achieve the behavior
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of [`Buffer#slice()`][`buf.slice()`] on both `Buffer`s and other
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`TypedArray`s.
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compatibility. [`TypedArray.prototype.subarray()`][] can be used to achieve
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the behavior of [`Buffer.prototype.slice()`][`buf.slice()`] on both `Buffer`s
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and other `TypedArray`s.
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* [`buf.toString()`][] is incompatible with its `TypedArray` equivalent.
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* A number of methods, e.g. [`buf.indexOf()`][], support additional arguments.
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Copies data from a region of `buf` to a region in `target`, even if the `target`
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memory region overlaps with `buf`.
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[`TypedArray#set()`][] performs the same operation, and is available for all
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TypedArrays, including Node.js `Buffer`s, although it takes different
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function arguments.
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[`TypedArray.prototype.set()`][] performs the same operation, and is available
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for all TypedArrays, including Node.js `Buffer`s, although it takes
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different function arguments.
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```js
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// Create two `Buffer` instances.
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If `byteOffset` is not a number, it will be coerced to a number. If the result
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of coercion is `NaN` or `0`, then the entire buffer will be searched. This
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behavior matches [`String#indexOf()`][].
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behavior matches [`String.prototype.indexOf()`][].
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```js
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const b = Buffer.from('abcdef');
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If `byteOffset` is not a number, it will be coerced to a number. Any arguments
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This behavior matches [`String#lastIndexOf()`][].
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This behavior matches [`String.prototype.lastIndexOf()`][].
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```js
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const b = Buffer.from('abcdef');
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Specifying `end` greater than [`buf.length`][] will return the same result as
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that of `end` equal to [`buf.length`][].
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This method is inherited from [`TypedArray#subarray()`][].
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This method is inherited from [`TypedArray.prototype.subarray()`][].
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Modifying the new `Buffer` slice will modify the memory in the original `Buffer`
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because the allocated memory of the two objects overlap.
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[`ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE`]: errors.md#ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE
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[`JSON.stringify()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/JSON/stringify
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[`SharedArrayBuffer`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SharedArrayBuffer
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[`String#indexOf()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/indexOf
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[`String#lastIndexOf()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/lastIndexOf
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[`String.prototype.indexOf()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/indexOf
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[`String.prototype.lastIndexOf()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/lastIndexOf
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[`String.prototype.length`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/length
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[`TypedArray#set()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray/set
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[`TypedArray#slice()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray/slice
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[`TypedArray#subarray()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray/subarray
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[`TypedArray.from()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray/from
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[`TypedArray.prototype.set()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray/set
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[`TypedArray.prototype.slice()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray/slice
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[`TypedArray.prototype.subarray()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray/subarray
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[`TypedArray`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray
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[`Uint8Array`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array
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[`buf.buffer`]: #buffer_buf_buffer

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