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@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Will result in:
 
 - **callback** `Function`
 
-Vue.js batches view updates and executes them all asynchronously. It uses `requestAnimationFrame` if available and falls back to `setTimeout(fn, 0)`. This method calls the callback after the next view update, which can be useful when you want to wait until the view has been updated.
+Vue.js batches view updates and executes them all asynchronously. It uses `MutationObserver` if available and falls back to `setTimeout(fn, 0)`. This method calls the callback after the next view update, which can be useful when you want to wait until the view has been updated.
 
 ### Vue.use( plugin, [args...] )
 
@@ -164,4 +164,4 @@ Mount a Vue.js plugin. If the plugin is an Object, it must have an `install` met
 
 ### Vue.util
 
-Exposes the internal `util` module, which contains a number of utility methods. This is intended for advanced plugin/directive authoring, so you will need to look at the source code to see what's available.
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+Exposes the internal `util` module, which contains a number of utility methods. This is intended for advanced plugin/directive authoring, so you will need to look at the source code to see what's available.