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# [How React Virtual DOM Works Under the Hood](https://react-1.hashnode.dev/how-react-virtual-dom-works-under-the-hood?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

When developer first start learning React.js, one of the most confusing terms they hear is Virtual DOM People often say: React is fast because of the Virtual DOM But what actually is the Virtual DOM

May 25 · 8 min read · react-1.hashnode.dev  
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