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Update "VM Concepts"

* doc/ref/vm.texi (VM Concepts): Update.
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Andy Wingo 2018-09-28 12:15:30 +02:00
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@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ discussed in @ref{Extending the Compiler}.
@node VM Concepts
@subsection VM Concepts
Compiled code is run by a virtual machine (VM). Each thread has its own
VM. The virtual machine executes the sequence of instructions in a
procedure.
The bytecode in a Scheme procedure is interpreted by a virtual machine
(VM). Each thread has its own instantiation of the VM. The virtual
machine executes the sequence of instructions in a procedure.
Each VM instruction starts by indicating which operation it is, and then
follows by encoding its source and destination operands. Each procedure