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* Returns: {boolean}
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Returns `true` if the value is a native `External` value.
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A native `External` value is a special type of object whose
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data is not stored within the JavaScript managed heap
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and does not conform to standard JavaScript types. Such
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objects are created either by Node.js internals or native
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addons and are wrapped by a JavaScript object.
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### `util.types.isFloat32Array(value)`
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