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31 changes: 15 additions & 16 deletions doc/api/buffer.md
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* `size` {Integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer`

Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. The `size` must be less than or equal
to the value of [`buffer.kMaxLength`]. Otherwise, a [`RangeError`] is thrown.
A zero-length `Buffer` will be created if `size <= 0`.
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If the `size` is larger than
[`buffer.kMaxLength`] or smaller than 0, a [`RangeError`] will be thrown.
A zero-length `Buffer` will be created if `size` is 0.

Unlike [`ArrayBuffers`][`ArrayBuffer`], the underlying memory for `Buffer` instances
created in this way is *not initialized*. The contents of a newly created `Buffer`
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console.log(buf);
```

The `size` must be less than or equal to the value of [`buffer.kMaxLength`].
Otherwise, a [`RangeError`] is thrown. A zero-length `Buffer` will be created if
`size <= 0`.
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If the `size` is larger than
[`buffer.kMaxLength`] or smaller than 0, a [`RangeError`] will be thrown.
A zero-length `Buffer` will be created if `size` is 0.

If `fill` is specified, the allocated `Buffer` will be initialized by calling
[`buf.fill(fill)`][`buf.fill()`].
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* `size` {Integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer`

Allocates a new *non-zero-filled* `Buffer` of `size` bytes. The `size` must
be less than or equal to the value of [`buffer.kMaxLength`]. Otherwise, a
[`RangeError`] is thrown. A zero-length `Buffer` will be created if `size <= 0`.
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If the `size` is larger than
[`buffer.kMaxLength`] or smaller than 0, a [`RangeError`] will be thrown.
A zero-length `Buffer` will be created if `size` is 0.

The underlying memory for `Buffer` instances created in this way is *not
initialized*. The contents of the newly created `Buffer` are unknown and
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* `size` {Integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer`

Allocates a new *non-zero-filled* and non-pooled `Buffer` of `size` bytes. The
`size` must be less than or equal to the value of [`buffer.kMaxLength`].
Otherwise, a [`RangeError`] is thrown. A zero-length `Buffer` will be created if
`size <= 0`.
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If the `size` is larger than
[`buffer.kMaxLength`] or smaller than 0, a [`RangeError`] will be thrown.
A zero-length `Buffer` will be created if `size` is 0.

The underlying memory for `Buffer` instances created in this way is *not
initialized*. The contents of the newly created `Buffer` are unknown and
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* `size` {Integer} The desired length of the new `SlowBuffer`

Allocates a new `SlowBuffer` of `size` bytes. The `size` must be less than
or equal to the value of [`buffer.kMaxLength`]. Otherwise, a [`RangeError`] is
thrown. A zero-length `Buffer` will be created if `size <= 0`.
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If the `size` is larger than
[`buffer.kMaxLength`] or smaller than 0, a [`RangeError`] will be thrown.
A zero-length `Buffer` will be created if `size` is 0.

The underlying memory for `SlowBuffer` instances is *not initialized*. The
contents of a newly created `SlowBuffer` are unknown and could contain
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