Is process.nextTick() part of the Event Loop?
No. It uses a special nextTick queue that is processed before the Event Loop phases.
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process.nextTick() schedules a callback to run immediately after the current operation completes and before the Event Loop continues.
Yes. The nextTick queue is processed before timer callbacks.
It helps defer execution, maintain asynchronous APIs, and schedule high-priority callbacks.
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