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`@@ -348,15 +348,16 @@ deprecated: v6.0.0`
`348`	`348`	> [`Buffer.from(arrayBuffer[, byteOffset [, length]])`][`Buffer.from(arrayBuffer)`]
`349`	`349`	`> instead.`
`350`	`350`
`351`		-* `arrayBuffer` {ArrayBuffer} The `.buffer` property of a [`TypedArray`] or
`352`		- [`ArrayBuffer`]
`353`		-* `byteOffset` {Integer} Where to start copying from `arrayBuffer`. Default: `0`
`354`		-* `length` {Integer} How many bytes to copy from `arrayBuffer`.
	`351`	+* `arrayBuffer` {ArrayBuffer} An [`ArrayBuffer`] or the `.buffer` property of a
	`352`	+ [`TypedArray`].
	`353`	+* `byteOffset` {Integer} Index of first byte to expose. Default: `0`
	`354`	+* `length` {Integer} Number of bytes to expose.
`355`	`355`	Default: `arrayBuffer.length - byteOffset`
`356`	`356`
`357`		-When passed a reference to the `.buffer` property of a [`TypedArray`] instance,
`358`		-the newly created `Buffer` will share the same allocated memory as the
`359`		-[`TypedArray`].
	`357`	+This creates a view of the [`ArrayBuffer`] without copying the underlying
	`358`	+memory. For example, when passed a reference to the `.buffer` property of a
	`359`	+[`TypedArray`] instance, the newly created `Buffer` will share the same
	`360`	+allocated memory as the [`TypedArray`].
`360`	`361`
`361`	`362`	The optional `byteOffset` and `length` arguments specify a memory range within
`362`	`363`	the `arrayBuffer` that will be shared by the `Buffer`.
@@ -726,15 +727,16 @@ A `TypeError` will be thrown if `array` is not an `Array`.
`726`	`727`	`added: v5.10.0`
`727`	`728`	`-->`
`728`	`729`
`729`		-* `arrayBuffer` {ArrayBuffer} The `.buffer` property of a [`TypedArray`] or
`730`		- [`ArrayBuffer`]
`731`		-* `byteOffset` {Integer} Where to start copying from `arrayBuffer`. Default: `0`
`732`		-* `length` {Integer} How many bytes to copy from `arrayBuffer`.
	`730`	+* `arrayBuffer` {ArrayBuffer} An [`ArrayBuffer`] or the `.buffer` property of a
	`731`	+ [`TypedArray`].
	`732`	+* `byteOffset` {Integer} Index of first byte to expose. Default: `0`
	`733`	+* `length` {Integer} Number of bytes to expose.
`733`	`734`	Default: `arrayBuffer.length - byteOffset`
`734`	`735`
`735`		-When passed a reference to the `.buffer` property of a [`TypedArray`] instance,
`736`		-the newly created `Buffer` will share the same allocated memory as the
`737`		-[`TypedArray`].
	`736`	+This creates a view of the [`ArrayBuffer`] without copying the underlying
	`737`	+memory. For example, when passed a reference to the `.buffer` property of a
	`738`	+[`TypedArray`] instance, the newly created `Buffer` will share the same
	`739`	+allocated memory as the [`TypedArray`].
`738`	`740`
`739`	`741`	`Example:`
`740`	`742`

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