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# cheatsheets
# Cheatsheets

A set of cheatsheets and glossary terms that will be useful for completing the Node Girls workshops.

* [Node Cheatsheet](https://github.com/node-girls/cheatsheets/master/node-cheatsheet.md)
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# Node Cheatsheet

A glossary of terms for Node.js.


| Term | Meaning |
|----------------|----------------------------------|
| `Node.js` | JavaScript for servers. |
| `web server` | Program that processes requests for the internet via HTTP. |
| `HTTP` | Short for HyperText Transfer Protocol. The set of standards for transferring files over the internet. |
| `npm` | Package manager for Node.js. Allows you to install and publish open source Node projects. |
| `npm package` | Open source Node project, published on npm. |
| `npm init` | Command run in the terminal to initialise your Node project and create a package.json file. |
| `npm install <package-name>` | Command run in the terminal to install an npm package. |
| `package.json` | File holding various metadata about a Node project, such as project name, description or license information, installed packages (or dependencies). Usually located in the root directory. Package.json cheatsheet [here](http://browsenpm.org/package-json). |
| `dependencies` | Packages installed from npm that are necessary to run the project successfully. Listed in the package.json. |