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# [\# Callbacks in JavaScript: Why They Exist](https://blogsbyumer.hashnode.dev/callbacks-in-javascript-why-they-exist?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

If you’ve been learning JavaScript, you’ve definitely seen the word callback. At first it feels like: Okay... it's a function... but why is it passed inside another function??? What is a Callback?

Apr 17 · 1 min read · blogsbyumer.hashnode.dev  
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