Node.js Def
Node.js built on Chrome V8 JS Engine
Node.js efficient at running high Concurrency Apps that tend to be I/O bound
Single-Threaded
All ops in Node.js run on single Thread
Event-Driven
(model) to listen/respond async
events
via Callback Function
Neutral
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Extensible
Node.js can extend via native C/C++ add-ons
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Node Global Object
Top-Level Object access within Node.js w/o req CommonJS import