doc: explain native external types

There is a reference to native external types in util.types.isExternal api documentation. Provide a brief explanation to that. Refs: #31173 (comment) PR-URL: #31214 Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Gireesh Punathil <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <[email protected]>
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 * Returns: {boolean}
 
 Returns `true` if the value is a native `External` value.
+A native `External` value is a special type of object whose
+data is not stored within the JavaScript managed heap
+and does not conform to standard JavaScript types. Such
+objects are created either by Node.js internals or native
+addons and are wrapped by a JavaScript object.
 
 ### `util.types.isFloat32Array(value)`
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