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# [Understanding of Deep Copy and Shallow Copy in JavaScript](https://kannanravi.hashnode.dev/understanding-of-deep-copy-and-shallow-copy-in-javascript?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Have you ever copied an object in Javascript, only to find out the changes in the new object also affect the original? But you clearly made a copy, so why does the original still get affected? This is why understanding the concept of deep copy and sh...

Apr 6, 2025 · 5 min read · kannanravi.hashnode.dev  
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