doc: Uint8Array support in Buffer functions

Buffer.from / new Buffer accept Uint8Array Fixes: #14118 Backport-PR-URL: #21590 PR-URL: #19949 Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Gus Caplan <[email protected]>
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 Prior to the introduction of [`TypedArray`], the JavaScript language had no
 mechanism for reading or manipulating streams of binary data. The `Buffer` class
-was introduced as part of the Node.js API to make it possible to interact with
-octet streams in the context of things like TCP streams and file system
-operations.
+was introduced as part of the Node.js API to enable interaction with octet
+streams in TCP streams, file system operations, and other contexts.
 
 With [`TypedArray`] now available, the `Buffer` class implements the
 [`Uint8Array`] API in a manner that is more optimized and suitable for Node.js.