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title: "What is NPM?"  
description: "What is NPM?"  
author: "Rahul Roi"  
published: 2021-02-19  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/33779/what-is-npm  
category: "node.js"  
tags: ["javascript", "node js", "scripting language"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is NPM?

The mean of NPM is Node Package Manager, responsible for managing all the packages and modules for Node.js.

These are the two main functions provided by NPM (Node Package Manager):

**First** - This is provide the online repositories for node.js packages/modules, which are searchable on search.nodejs.org

**Second** - And it is also provide the command-line utility to install Node.js packages and also manages Node.js versions and dependencies

## Answers

### Answer by Rahul Roi

The mean of NPM is Node Package Manager, responsible for managing all the packages and modules for Node.js.

These are the two main functions provided by NPM (Node Package Manager):

**First** - This is provide the online repositories for node.js packages/modules, which are searchable on search.nodejs.org

**Second** - And it is also provide the command-line utility to install Node.js packages and also manages Node.js versions and dependencies


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