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diff --git a/doc/api/globals.md b/doc/api/globals.md index dec10a5a4e..28aa352611 100644 --- a/doc/api/globals.md +++ b/doc/api/globals.md @@ -513,10 +513,12 @@ added: v0.1.27 * {Object} The global namespace object. -In browsers, the top-level scope is the global scope. This means that -within the browser `var something` will define a new global variable. In -Node.js this is different. The top-level scope is not the global scope; -`var something` inside a Node.js module will be local to that module. +In browsers, the top-level scope has traditionally been the global scope. This +means that `var something` will define a new global variable, except within +ECMAScript modules. In Node.js, this is different. The top-level scope is not +the global scope; `var something` inside a Node.js module will be local to that +module, regardless of whether it is a [CommonJS module][] or an +[ECMAScript module][]. ## Class `Headers` @@ -982,6 +984,8 @@ added: v18.0.0 A browser-compatible implementation of [`WritableStreamDefaultWriter`][]. +[CommonJS module]: modules.md +[ECMAScript module]: esm.md [Web Crypto API]: webcrypto.md [`--no-experimental-fetch`]: cli.md#--no-experimental-fetch [`--no-experimental-global-customevent`]: cli.md#--no-experimental-global-customevent |