{
  "id": 6439160,
  "title": "Closure in JavaScript",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/closure-in-javascript",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-09T16:18:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/abishek_m_82/closure-in-javascript-3ba"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Introduction Closure is an important concept in JavaScript. It happens when a function remembers and can access variables from the scope where it was created, even after the outer function has finished executing. In simple words, a closure allows an inner function to remember and access variables from its outer scope. What is Closure? Consider this example: function outer () { let name = \"…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}