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Vernacular: "API" vs "module"

I'm taking a NodeJS course right now, and it seems the instructor will refer to the "Event Emitter" API"

We'd previously created a custom event emitter with

const eventEmitter = require('events');

const eventEmitter = require('events');

const customEmitter = new EventEmitter();

const customEmitter = new EventEmitter();

and as far as I understood, the 'events' we are requiring above here is referred to as a NodeJS module, not an "API".

Does it become an "API" when its instantiated or something (customEmitter)?

Or is NodeJS "module" and "API" two interchangeable words for the same thing?

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Kevin Powell - Community•3y ago•

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Vernacular: "API" vs "module"

I'm taking a NodeJS course right now, and it seems the instructor will refer to the "Event Emitter" API"

We'd previously created a custom event emitter with

const eventEmitter = require('events');

const eventEmitter = require('events');

const customEmitter = new EventEmitter();

const customEmitter = new EventEmitter();

Vernacular: "API" vs "module"

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