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doc: reference list of language-specific globals
Fixes: #6894
PR-URL: #6900
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Robert Jefe Lindstaedt <robert.lindstaedt@gmail.com>1 parent 5a1a0b5 commit 2c3c4e5
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| 5 | 5 | These objects are available in all modules. Some of these objects aren't | |
| 6 | 6 | actually in the global scope but in the module scope - this will be noted. | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | + The objects listed here are specific to Node.js. There are a number of | ||
| 9 | + [built-in objects][] that are part of the JavaScript language itself, which are | ||
| 10 | + also globally accessible. | ||
| 11 | + | ||
| 8 | 12 | ## Class: Buffer | |
| 9 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 14 | <!-- type=global --> | |
@@ -209,3 +213,4 @@ but rather than loading the module, just return the resolved filename. | |||
| 209 | 213 | [`setImmediate`]: timers.html#timers_setimmediate_callback_arg | |
| 210 | 214 | [`setInterval`]: timers.html#timers_setinterval_callback_delay_arg | |
| 211 | 215 | [`setTimeout`]: timers.html#timers_settimeout_callback_delay_arg | |
| 216 | + [built-in objects]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects | ||
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