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# [How Node.js Handles Multiple Requests with a Single Thread](https://handles-multiple-requests-with-a-single-thread-by-koushik.hashnode.dev/nodejs-handles-multiple-requests?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

If you've spent any time in the Node.js world, you've probably heard the phrase "single-threaded but highly scalable" thrown around. At first, that sounds like a contradiction. How can something that

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