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'''Node.js''' is an event based, asynchronous I/O framework using the V8 JavaScript engine by Google.
'''Node.js''' is an event based, asynchronous I/O framework using the V8 JavaScript engine by Google.


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* [http://www.nodejs.org/ Node.js homepage]
* [http://www.nodejs.org/ Node.js homepage]
* [http://www.nodejs.org/docs/v0.4.8/api Documentation (v0.4.8)]
* [http://www.nodejs.org/api/ Documentation]

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Node.js is an implementation of JavaScript. Other implementations of JavaScript.

Node.js is an event based, asynchronous I/O framework using the V8 JavaScript engine by Google.

Node.js has gained a lot of popularity for using JavaScript outside of the web browser. It has a robust API with support for e.g. file reading, TCP and UDP sockets (both as server and client) etc.