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These objects are available in all modules. Some of these objects aren't
actually in the global scope but in the module scope - this will be noted.
+The objects listed here are specific to Node.js. There are a number of
+[built-in objects][] that are part of the JavaScript language itself, which are
+also globally accessible.
+
## Class: Buffer
<!-- type=global -->
@@ -209,3 +213,4 @@ but rather than loading the module, just return the resolved filename.
[`setImmediate`]: timers.html#timers_setimmediate_callback_arg
[`setInterval`]: timers.html#timers_setinterval_callback_delay_arg
[`setTimeout`]: timers.html#timers_settimeout_callback_delay_arg
+[built-in objects]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects