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doc: clarify core modules that can be loaded without a prefix #42753

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The core modules are defined within the Node.js source and are located in the
`lib/` folder.

Core modules are always preferentially loaded if their identifier is
passed to `require()`. For instance, `require('http')` will always
return the built in HTTP module, even if there is a file by that name.

Core modules can also be identified using the `node:` prefix, in which case
Core modules can be identified using the `node:` prefix, in which case
it bypasses the `require` cache. For instance, `require('node:http')` will
always return the built in HTTP module, even if there is `require.cache` entry
by that name.

Some core modules are always preferentially loaded if their identifier is
passed to `require()`. For instance, `require('http')` will always
return the built-in HTTP module, even if there is a file by that name. The list
of core modules that can be loaded without using the `node:` prefix is exposed
as [`module.builtinModules`][].

## Cycles

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[`__dirname`]: #__dirname
[`__filename`]: #__filename
[`import()`]: https://wiki.developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/import#Dynamic_Imports
[`module.builtinModules`]: module.md#modulebuiltinmodules
[`module.children`]: #modulechildren
[`module.id`]: #moduleid
[`module` core module]: module.md
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