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The term “lexical scope” may seem tricky to grasp at first glance. But it's helpful to understand what each word means. So this article will explain lexical scope by first examining the meaning of “lexical” and “scope”. So, let’s get it started by un...

By Dave Gray In JavaScript, people often confuse closures with lexical scope. Lexical scope is an important part of closures, but it is not a closure by itself. Closures are an advanced concept that is also a frequent topic of technical interviews. Y...

By Anchal Nigam Closures – many of you JavaScript devs have probably heard this term before. When I started my journey with JavaScript, I encountered closures often. And I think they're one of the most important and interesting concepts in JavaScript...
