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title: "Discussion on \"How Node.js Handles Multiple Requests with a Single Thread\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"How Node.js Handles Multiple Requests with a Single Thread\". Node.js often confuses developers because it handles thousands of requests… yet runs on a single thread. That sounds impossible at first."
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# [How Node.js Handles Multiple Requests with a Single Thread](https://janardanm.hashnode.dev/how-node-js-handles-multiple-requests-with-a-single-thread?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Node.js often confuses developers because it handles thousands of requests… yet runs on a single thread. That sounds impossible at first.

Apr 23 · 3 min read · janardanm.hashnode.dev  
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