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 The [proposed specification](proposals/simd/SIMD.md) has the details.
 
+Note: this proposal is still being worked out, and rate of changes is high, please consult the [implementation status document](proposals/simd/ImplementationStatus.md) to get an idea of the state of implementation across toolchains and embedders.
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 [Design issue](https://github.com/WebAssembly/proposals/issues/1)