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NKJV: What does NU-Text and M-Text mean in the footnotes?

For example, see Matthew 1:7.

Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa[1]. [1] NU-Text reads Asaph.
The following is quoted from the front matter of the New King James Version.
  1. NU-Text These variations from the traditional text generally represent the Alexandrian or Egyptian type of text described previously in "The New Testament Text." They are found in the Critical Text published in the twenty-seventh edition of the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament (N) and in the United Bible Societies� fourth edition (U), hence the acronym, "NU-Text."
  2. M-Text This symbol indicates points of variation in the Majority Text from the traditional text, as also previously discussed in "The New Testament Text." It should be noted that M stands for whatever reading is printed in the published Greek New Testament According to the Majority Text, whether supported by overwhelming, strong, or only a divided majority textual tradition.
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