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Documentation/quickstart/debugging: rewrite SWD sentence

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Original content rather than copy-paste from Wikipedia.
Discussed on https://github.com/apache/incubator-nuttx/pull/2031
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@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ JTAG/SWD Debugging
`JTAG <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JTAG>`_ is a set of standards that specify a way to attach a hardware device to
your embedded board, and then remotely control the CPU. You can load code, start, stop, step through the program, and
examine variables and memory. `SWD <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JTAG#Similar_interface_standards>`_ is an
Arm-specific, alternative 2-pin electrical interface that uses the same protocol and can be used too.
Arm-specific interface with a reduced number of signals which can be used alternatively.
The NuttX operating system uses `threads <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_(computing)>`_, so you need a
thread-aware debugger to do more than load code, start, and stop it. A thread-aware debugger will allow you to switch