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> Node is a general purpose language that can be used for all kinds of things. Node is a library that can be used for all kinds of things. FTFY

• morganherlocker 13y ago
  Fair enough, it is not a language, but I would not call it a library either. Perhaps a platform?[1] It contains many libraries, but also has a cli tool, packages a runtime, a debugger, and even includes a package manager. It contains the sorts of things that would be packaged when you install languages like Python or Ruby. [1] http://nodejs.org/ http://nodejs.org/