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Streams process data in chunks, and those chunks are often temporarily stored inside Buffers.
What Are Buffers in Node.js?
How do Buffers work with Streams?
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Buffers are memory structures used to store and manipulate raw binary data.
Buffers allow Node.js to efficiently process files, media, network packets, and other binary data.
Buffers are used in file systems, networking, Streams, media processing, encryption, and compression.
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