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# [Understanding the Event Loop in Node.js](https://understanding-javascript-methods.hashnode.dev/understanding-the-event-loop-in-node-js?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

When beginners hear that Node.js is single-threaded, the first reaction is usually: “Then how does it handle multiple users at the same time?” Because normally, if one task takes time, everything else

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