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Chakra (JScript engine)
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<p>Chakra is a <a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">proprietary</a> <a href="/facts/JScript/HyuCUU2D">JScript</a> engine developed by <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a>. It is used in the <a href="/facts/Internet_Explorer/uL8a4Y5l">Internet Explorer</a> <a href="/facts/Web_browser/2pfyymLs">web browser</a>. </p><p>Microsoft later developed a new <a href="/facts/JavaScript_engine/6YEG2JFH">JavaScript engine</a> for its <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Edge_Legacy/fmuGF7t0">Microsoft Edge [Legacy]</a> browser, which is confusingly also called <a href="/facts/Chakra_(JavaScript_engine)/fIgapWd0">Chakra</a>. <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Edge/BGoJEFX9">Microsoft Edge</a> switched to the <a href="/facts/V8_(JavaScript_engine)/0Fd3taMh">V8</a> JavaScript engine in 2020. </p>