# Closures in JavaScript | kirupa.com

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**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [August 27, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/closures-in-javascript-kirupa-com/633673 "2015-08-27T03:42:39Z")\
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by [kirupa](http://www.kirupa.com/me/index.htm) | 30 December 2013

By now, you probably know all about [functions](http://www.kirupa.com/html5/functions_in_javascript.htm) and all the fun functiony things that they do. An important part of working with functions, with JavaScript, and (possibly) life in general is understanding the topic known as **closures**. Closures touch upon a gray area where functions and [variable scope](http://www.kirupa.com/html5/variable_scope_js.htm) intersect:

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [http://www.kirupa.com/html5//closures\_in\_javascript.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/html5//closures_in_javascript.htm)