*Summary*: Float16Array is a new typed array analogous to existing typed
arrays like Float32Array. Float16 is widely used for GPU computation in
applications where speed and memory use are more important than precision;
having Float16Array in JavaScript will facilitate passing data to the GPU.

*Bug*: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1833646

*Specification*: https://github.com/tc39/proposal-float16array

*Standards Body*: TC39

*Platform coverage*: all

*Preference*: javascript.options.experimental.float16array

*DevTools bug*: n/a

*Link to standards-positions discussion*: n/a

*Other browsers*:

   - Blink: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=14012
   - WebKit: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=257022

*web-platform-tests*: Coverage in test262, e.g.
https://github.com/tc39/test262/blob/e4f91b6381d7694265031caad0c71d733ac132f3/harness/testTypedArray.js#L35

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