[readme] add nvm intro

Closes #2149.

README.md

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 ## Table of Contents
 
+- [About](#about)
 - [Installing and Updating](#installing-and-updating)
   - [Install & Update Script](#install--update-script)
     - [Additional Notes](#additional-notes)
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+## About
+nvm is a version manager for [node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/), designed to be installed per-user, and invoked per-shell. `nvm` works on any POSIX-compliant shell (sh, dash, ksh, zsh, bash), in particular on these platforms:  unix, macOS, and windows WSL.
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 ## Installing and Updating