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### Brightray
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-Brightray is a static library that makes [libchromiumcontent]
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-easier to use in applications.
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-Brightray is a low-level dependency of Electron that does not concern the
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-majority of Electron users.
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+Brightray [was](https://github.com/electron-archive/brightray) a static library
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+that made [libchromiumcontent] easier to use in applications. It is now
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+deprecated and has been merged into Electron's codebase.
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### CRT
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### libchromiumcontent
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-A single, shared library that includes the Chromium Content module and all its
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-dependencies (e.g., Blink, [V8], etc.).
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+A shared library that includes the [Chromium Content module] and all its
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+dependencies (e.g., Blink, [V8], etc.). Also referred to as "libcc".
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### main process
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### V8
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V8 is Google's open source JavaScript engine. It is written in C++ and is
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-used in Google Chrome. V8 can run
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-standalone, or can be embedded into any C++ application.
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+used in Google Chrome. V8 can run standalone, or can be embedded into any C++ application.
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+Electron builds V8 as part of Chromium and then points Node to that V8 when
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+building it.
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+V8's version numbers always correspond to those of Google Chrome. Chrome 59
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+includes V8 5.9, Chrome 58 includes V8 5.8, etc.
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+- [developers.google.com/v8](https://developers.google.com/v8)
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+- [nodejs.org/api/v8.html](https://nodejs.org/api/v8.html)
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### webview
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[addons]: https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html
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[asar]: https://github.com/electron/asar
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[autoUpdater]: api/auto-updater.md
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+[Chromium Content module]: https://www.chromium.org/developers/content-module
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[electron-builder]: https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder
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[libchromiumcontent]: #libchromiumcontent
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[Mac App Store Submission Guide]: tutorial/mac-app-store-submission-guide.md
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[main]: #main-process
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[renderer]: #renderer-process
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-[Using Native Node Modules]: tutorial/using-native-node-modules.md
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[userland]: #userland
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+[Using Native Node Modules]: tutorial/using-native-node-modules.md
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[V8]: #v8
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Zeke Sikelianos