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doc: clarify use of NAPI_EXPERIMENTAL #35195

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version 1 but continued to evolve until Node.js 8.6.0. The API is different in
versions prior to Node.js 8.6.0. We recommend N-API version 3 or later.

For each API documented for N-API, there will be `added in:`, and for APIs
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which are stable, `N-API version:`. APIs are directly usable when using
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a Node.js version which supports the N-API version shown in `N-API version:`
or higher. When using a Node.js version that does not support the
`N-API version:` listed or if there is no `N-API version:` listed,
then the API will only be available if
`#define NAPI_EXPERIMENTAL` precedes the inclusion of `node_api.h` or `js_native_api.h`. If an API appears not to be available on
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a version of Node.js which is later than the one shown in `added in:` then
this is most likely the reason for the apparent absence.

The N-APIs associated strictly with accessing ECMAScript features from native
code can be found separately in `js_native_api.h` and `js_native_api_types.h`.
The APIs defined in these headers are included in `node_api.h` and
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