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@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Do not send CLs removing the interior tags from such phrases.
 <h3 id="amd64">AMD64</h3>
 
 <p><!-- CL 349595 -->
-  Go 1.18 introduces the new <code>GOAMD64</code> environment variable, which selects
+  Go 1.18 introduces the new <code>GOAMD64</code> environment variable, which selects at compile time
   a mininum target version of the AMD64 architecture. Allowed values are <code>v1</code>,
   <code>v2</code>, <code>v3</code>, or <code>v4</code>. Each higher level requires,
   and takes advantage of, additional processor features. A detailed