What is the difference between Node.js and JavaScript?

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JavaScript is a programming language, which runs in web browsers. And about the Node.js, it is an interpreter or running environment for JavaScript that requires a lot of libraries and all.
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V8, Spider Monkey, and JS Core
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To perform non-blocking activities
For general client-side operations
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NodeJS is a JavaScript runtime environment.
JavaScript is a programming language that is used for writing scripts on the website.
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NodeJS code can be run outside the browser.
JavaScript can only be run in the browsers.
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It is mostly used on the server-side.
It is basically used on the client-side.
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NodeJS does not have capability to add HTML tags.
Javascript is capable enough to add HTML and play with the DOM.
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NodeJS can only run in V8 engine of google chrome.
Javascript can run in any browser engine as like JS core in safari and Spidermonkey in Firefox.
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NodeJS is used in server-side development.
Javascript is used in frontend development.
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Some of the NodeJS modules are Lodash, express etc. These modules are to be imported from npm.
Some of the javascript frameworks are RamdaJS, TypedJS, etc.
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NodeJS is written in C, Cand#43;and#43; and JavaScript.
It is the upgraded version of ECMA script that uses Chrome’s V8 engine written in Cand#43;and#43;.

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