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The default package manager for Node.js projects.
npm installs dependencies, records exact versions in a lockfile, and runs scripts from package.json. Commands like npm install, npm run dev, and npm run build are part of the normal web-app workflow.
Plainly
Think of npm as a tool from the builder toolbox. The default package manager for Node.js projects.
In practice
Use it when you are installing, editing, testing, reviewing, or shipping code. In practice, define the owner, input, output, and failure mode before you rely on it.