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The load average is a Unix-specific concept. On Windows, the return value is
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## `os.machine()`
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<!-- YAML
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* Returns {string}
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Returns the machine type as a string, such as `arm`, `arm64`, `aarch64`,
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`mips`, `mips64`, `ppc64`, `ppc64le`, `s390`, `s390x`, `i386`, `i686`, `x86_64`.
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On POSIX systems, the machine type is determined by calling
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[`uname(3)`][]. On Windows, `RtlGetVersion()` is used, and if it is not
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available, `GetVersionExW()` will be used. See
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uname#Examples> for more information.
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## `os.machine()`
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* Returns {string}
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Returns the machine type as a string, such as `arm`, `arm64`, `aarch64`,
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`mips`, `mips64`, `ppc64`, `ppc64le`, `s390`, `s390x`, `i386`, `i686`, `x86_64`.
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On POSIX systems, the machine type is determined by calling
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## OS constants
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The following constants are exported by `os.constants`.

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