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A single, shared library that includes the Chromium Content module and all its
dependencies (e.g., Blink, [V8], etc.).
## Main Process
## main process
The main process, commonly a file named `main.js`, is the entry point to every
Electron app. It controls the life of the app, from open to close. It also
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Acronym for Apple's Mac App Store. For details on submitting your app to the
MAS, see the [Mac App Store Submission Guide].
## Native Modules
## native modules
Native Modules (also called [addons] in
Native modules (also called [addons] in
Node.js) are modules written in C or C++ that can be loaded into Node.js or
Electron using the require() function, and used just as if they were an
ordinary Node.js module. They are used primarily to provide an interface
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system, you have to manually specify the location of Electron’s headers when
building native modules.
See also [Using Native Node Modules]
See also [Using Native Node Modules].
## Renderer Process
# process
A process is an instance of a computer program that is being executed. Electron
apps that make use of the [main] and one or many [renderer] process are
actually running several programs simultaneously.
In Node.js and Electron, each running process has a `process` object. This
object is a global that provides information about, and control over, the
current process. As a global, it is always available to applications without
using require().
## renderer process
The renderer process is a browser window in your app. Unlike the main process,
there can be multiple of these and each is run in a separate process.
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used in Google Chrome, the open source browser from Google. V8 can run
standalone, or can be embedded into any C++ application.
## webview
`webview` tags are used to embed 'guest' content (such as external web pages) in
your Electron app. They are similar to `iframe`s, but differ in that each
webview runs in a separate process. It doesn't have the same
permissions as your web page and all interactions between your app and
embedded content will be asynchronous. This keeps your app safe from the
embedded content.
[addons]: https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html
[autoUpdater]: api/auto-updater.md
[libchromiumcontent]: #libchromiumcontent