libuv is a multi-platform C library that provides support for asynchronous I/O based on event loops. It supports epoll(4), kqueue(2), Windows IOCP, Solaris event ports and Linux io_uring. It is primarily designed for use in Node.js but it is also used by other software projects. It was originally an abstraction around libev or Microsoft IOCP, as libev doesn't support IOCP on Windows. In node-v0.9.0's version of libuv, the dependency on libev was removed. From: According to libuv developer Ben Noordhuis, the name libuv originally had no specific meaning, but as people kept asking about it, so they made something up. They came up with Unicorn Velociraptor, which became the logo of the library. More information...
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