Editorial: inline noreferrer processing model

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@@ -23269,13 +23269,18 @@ document.body.appendChild(wbr);</code></pre>
 
    <li><p>If there is a <var>hyperlink suffix</var>, append it to <var>URL</var>.</p></li>
 
-   <li><p>Let <var>resource</var> be a new <span data-x="concept-request">request</span> whose <span
+   <li><p>Let <var>request</var> be a new <span data-x="concept-request">request</span> whose <span
    data-x="concept-request-url">url</span> is <var>URL</var> and whose <span
    data-x="concept-request-referrer-policy">referrer policy</span> is the current state of
    <var>subject</var>'s <code data-x="">referrerpolicy</code> content attribute.</p></li>
 
+   <li id="noreferrer-a-area-processing-model"><p>If <var>subject</var>'s <a href="#linkTypes">link
+   types</a> includes the <code data-x="rel-noreferrer">noreferrer</code> keyword, then set
+   <var>request</var>'s <span data-x="concept-request-referrer">referrer</span> to "<code
+   data-x="">no-referrer</code>".</p></li>
+
    <li><p><span>Queue a task</span> to <span>navigate</span><!--DONAV hyperlink--> the
-   <var>target</var> <span>browsing context</span> to <var>resource</var>. If <var>replace</var> is
+   <var>target</var> <span>browsing context</span> to <var>request</var>. If <var>replace</var> is
    true, the navigation must be performed with <span>replacement enabled</span>. The
    <span>source browsing context</span> must be <var>source</var>.</p></li>
 
@@ -24579,7 +24584,7 @@ document.body.appendChild(wbr);</code></pre>
   context</span>. E.g., its <code data-x="dom-opener">window.opener</code> attribute will be
   null.</p>
 
-  <p w-nodev  class="note">See also the <a href="#noopener">processing model</a> where the branching
+  <p w-nodev class="note">See also the <a href="#noopener">processing model</a> where the branching
   between an <span>auxiliary browsing context</span> and a <span>top-level browsing context</span>
   is defined.</p>
 
@@ -24609,24 +24614,17 @@ document.body.appendChild(wbr);</code></pre>
   data-x="hyperlink annotation">annotates</span> any other hyperlinks created by the element (the
   implied hyperlink, if no other keywords create one).</p>
 
-  <p>It indicates that no referrer information is to be leaked when following the link.</p>
+  <p>It indicates that no referrer information is to be leaked when following the link and also
+  implies the <code data-x="rel-noopener">noopener</code> keyword behavior under the same
+  conditions.</p>
 
-  <div w-nodev>
+  <p w-nodev class="note">See also the <a href="noreferrer-a-area-processing-model">processing
+  model</a> where referrer is directly manipulated.</p>
 
-  <p>If a user agent follows a link defined by an <code>a</code> or <code>area</code> element that
-  has the <code data-x="rel-noreferrer">noreferrer</code> keyword, the user agent must set their
-  <span data-x="concept-request">request</span>'s <span
-  data-x="concept-request-referrer">referrer</span> to "<code data-x="">no-referrer</code>".</p>
-
-  <p class="note">For historical reasons, the <code data-x="rel-noreferrer">noreferrer</code>
-  keyword implies the behavior associated with the <code data-x="rel-noopener">noopener</code>
-  keyword when present on a hyperlink that <span data-x="creating a new browsing
-  context">creates</span> a new <span>browsing context</span>. That is, <code data-x="">&lt;a
-  href="..." rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;</code> has the same behavior as <code
+  <p class="example"><code data-x="">&lt;a href="..." rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;</code>
+  has the same behavior as <code
   data-x="">&lt;a href="..." rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"&gt;</code>.</p>
 
-  </div>
-
 
   <h5>Link type "<dfn><code data-x="rel-opener">opener</code></dfn>"</h5>