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@@ -339,6 +339,11 @@ The `serializer` (used by [`dump`](../api/basic_json/dump.md) and [`operator<<`]
 - `output_stream_adapter` writes to a `std::ostream`.
 - `output_string_adapter` appends to a string.
 
+The `binary_writer` does not call an adapter for every byte. The `to_*` functions that return a `std::vector` write
+into the vector through a sink (`output_vector_sink`) that is not virtual. The functions that take an output adapter
+write through a sink (`output_adapter_sink`) that collects the output in a buffer of one kibibyte and passes it to the
+adapter in blocks, so that the adapter is called (and a stream locked) once per block instead of once per value.
+
 ## Value conversion
 
 Values are converted from and to other types with the `JSONSerializer` template parameter. The default,

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@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ The `serializer` (used by [`dump`](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/dump/
 - `output_stream_adapter` writes to a `std::ostream`.
 - `output_string_adapter` appends to a string.
 
+The `binary_writer` does not call an adapter for every byte. The `to_*` functions that return a `std::vector` write into the vector through a sink (`output_vector_sink`) that is not virtual. The functions that take an output adapter write through a sink (`output_adapter_sink`) that collects the output in a buffer of one kibibyte and passes it to the adapter in blocks, so that the adapter is called (and a stream locked) once per block instead of once per value.
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 ## Value conversion
 
 Values are converted from and to other types with the `JSONSerializer` template parameter. The default, [`adl_serializer`](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/adl_serializer/index.md), calls the free functions