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diff --git a/doc/api/addons.md b/doc/api/addons.md index 6e5e9bf18c..8b17d6b417 100644 --- a/doc/api/addons.md +++ b/doc/api/addons.md @@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ <!--introduced_in=v0.10.0--> <!-- type=misc --> -Node.js Addons are dynamically-linked shared objects, written in C++, that -can be loaded into Node.js using the [`require()`][require] function, and used -just as if they were an ordinary Node.js module. They are used primarily to -provide an interface between JavaScript running in Node.js and C/C++ libraries. +Addons are dynamically-linked shared objects written in C++. The +[`require()`][require] function can load Addons as ordinary Node.js modules. +Addons provide an interface between JavaScript and C/C++ libraries. There are three options for implementing Addons: N-API, nan, or direct use of internal V8, libuv and Node.js libraries. Unless you need direct |