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> Stability: 1 - Experimental
The `worker` module provides a way to create multiple environments running
on independent threads, and to create message channels between them. It
can be accessed using:
The `worker_threads` module enables the use of threads with message channels
between them. To access it:

```js
const worker = require('worker_threads');
```

Workers are useful for performing CPU-intensive JavaScript operations; do not
use them for I/O, since Node.js’s built-in mechanisms for performing operations
asynchronously already treat it more efficiently than Worker threads can.
Workers (threads) are useful for performing CPU-intensive JavaScript operations.
They will not help much with I/O-intensive work. Node.js’s built-in asynchronous
I/O operations are more efficient than Workers can be.

Workers, unlike child processes or when using the `cluster` module, can also
share memory efficiently by transferring `ArrayBuffer` instances or sharing
`SharedArrayBuffer` instances between them.
Unlike `child_process` or `cluster`, `worker_threads` can share memory. They do
so by transferring `ArrayBuffer` instances or sharing `SharedArrayBuffer`
instances.

```js
const {
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}
```

Note that this example spawns a Worker thread for each `parse` call.
In practice, it is strongly recommended to use a pool of Workers for these
kinds of tasks, since the overhead of creating Workers would likely exceed the
benefit of handing the work off to it.
The above example spawns a Worker thread for each `parse()` call. In actual
practice, use a pool of Workers instead for these kinds of tasks. Otherwise, the
overhead of creating Workers would likely exceed their benefit.

## worker.isMainThread
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