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<!-- type=misc -->

These objects are available in all modules. The following global-looking
variables are specific to modules and therefore listed as part of the
These objects are available in all modules. The following variables may appear
to be global but are not. They exist only in the scope of modules, see the
[module system documentation][]:

- [`__dirname`][]
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Used to handle binary data. See the [buffer section][].

## \_\_dirname

This variable may appear to be global but is not. See [`__dirname`].

## \_\_filename

This variable may appear to be global but is not. See [`__filename`].

## clearImmediate(immediateObject)
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Used to print to stdout and stderr. See the [`console`][] section.

## exports

This variable may appear to be global but is not. See [`exports`].

## global
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Node.js this is different. The top-level scope is not the global scope;
`var something` inside a Node.js module will be local to that module.

## module

This variable may appear to be global but is not. See [`module`].

## process
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The process object. See the [`process` object][] section.

## require()

This variable may appear to be global but is not. See [`require()`].

## setImmediate(callback[, ...args])
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