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# zlib

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The node:zlib module provides compression functionality implemented using Gzip, Deflate/Inflate, and Brotli. To access it:

```js
import zlib from "node:zlib";
```

The full `node:zlib` API is documented in the [Node.js documentation for node:zlib ↗](https://nodejs.org/api/zlib.html).

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