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V8 (JavaScript engine)
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<p>V8 is a <a href="/facts/JavaScript_engine/6YEG2JFH">JavaScript</a> and <a href="/facts/WebAssembly/7ukwnxY9">WebAssembly</a> engine developed by <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a> for its <a href="/facts/Google_Chrome/4INfWq37">Chrome</a> <a href="/facts/Web_browser/2pfyymLs">browser</a>. V8 is <a href="/facts/Free_and_open-source_software/1cHtjLCB">free and open-source software</a> that is part of the <a href="/facts/Chromium_(web_browser)/F1S8sAEt">Chromium</a> project and also used separately in non-browser contexts, notably the <a href="/facts/Node.js/FKzhV4Qa">Node.js</a> <a href="/facts/Runtime_system/YmCuC4xP">runtime system</a>. Other server-side JavaScript runtimes use alternative engines, such as <a href="/facts/Bun_(software)/StggJde8">Bun</a> (which uses <a href="/facts/JavaScriptCore/YrP9vbIj">JavaScriptCore</a>) and Hermes (used by <a href="/facts/React_Native/QrjPdqG8">React Native</a>). </p>