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MicroPython supports different :term:`boards <board>`, RTOSes,
and OSes, and can be relatively easily adapted to new systems.
MicroPython with support for a particular system is called a
- "port" to that system.
+ "port" to that system. Different ports may have widely different
+ functionality. This documentation is intended to be a reference
+ of the generic APIs available across different ports ("MicroPython
+ core"). Note that some ports may still omit some APIs described
+ here (e.g. due to resource constraints). Any such differences,
+ and port-specific extensions beyond MicroPython core functionality,
+ would be described in the separate port-specific documentation.
MicroPython Unix port
Unix port is one of the major :term:`MicroPython ports <MicroPython port>`.