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Re-formulate the first sentence for better readability

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Christian Brueffer 2004-09-18 12:33:01 +00:00
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
Device polling
.Nm (
for brevity) refers to a technique to
handle devices that does not rely on the latter to generate
interrupts when they need attention, but rather lets the CPU poll
devices to service their needs.
for brevity) refers to a technique that
lets the operating system periodically poll devices, instead of
relying on the devices to generate interrupts when they need attention.
This might seem inefficient and counterintuitive, but when done
properly,
.Nm