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title: "Discussion on \"Part 2: Where Variables Survive When Functions Return\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Part 2: Where Variables Survive When Functions Return\". Closures don't \"remember\" their parent scope. They're function objects whose [[Environment]] slot points at a record the GC failed to free."
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# [Part 2: Where Variables Survive When Functions Return](https://srekaravarshan.hashnode.dev/how-javascript-closures-actually-work?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Closures don't "remember" their parent scope. They're function objects whose \[\[Environment\]\] slot points at a record the GC failed to free.

May 20 · 25 min read · srekaravarshan.hashnode.dev  
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