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doc: clarify node.js addons are c++

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PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12898
Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7129
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* [Assertion Testing](assert.html)
* [Buffer](buffer.html)
* [C/C++ Addons](addons.html)
* [C++ Addons](addons.html)
* [C/C++ Addons - N-API](n-api.html)
* [Child Processes](child_process.html)
* [Cluster](cluster.html)

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# C/C++ Addons
# C++ Addons
Node.js Addons are dynamically-linked shared objects, written in C or C++, that
Node.js Addons are dynamically-linked shared objects, written in C++, that
can be loaded into Node.js using the [`require()`][require] function, and used
just as if they were an ordinary Node.js module. They are used primarily to
provide an interface between JavaScript running in Node.js and C/C++ libraries.
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off-loading work via libuv to non-blocking system operations, worker threads
or a custom use of libuv's threads.
- Internal Node.js libraries. Node.js itself exports a number of C/C++ APIs
- Internal Node.js libraries. Node.js itself exports a number of C++ APIs
that Addons can use &mdash; the most important of which is the
`node::ObjectWrap` class.

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recompilation.
Addons are built/packaged with the same approach/tools
outlined in the section titled [C/C++ Addons](addons.html).
outlined in the section titled [C++ Addons](addons.html).
The only difference is the set of APIs that are used by the native code.
Instead of using the V8 or [Native Abstractions for Node.js][] APIs,
the functions available in the N-API are used.