Node.js · Senior · Question 53 of 75

What are Single Executable Applications (SEA) in Node.js?

1Apps without any npm dependencies
2Apps that use only one CPU core
✓Correct answer: A way to bundle a script into one executable together with the Node.js binary, so it runs without installing Node

Explanation

It's useful for CLIs and internal tools. The app usually needs to be bundled into one file first.

Further reading

Node.js API: Single executable applications ↗

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