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@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ As we can see from `alert` output, in a browser the timer identifier is a number
Again, there is no universal specification for these methods, so that's fine. Again, there is no universal specification for these methods, so that's fine.
For browsers, timers are described in the [timers section](https://www.w3.org/TR/html5/webappapis.html#timers) of HTML5 standard. For browsers, timers are described in the [timers section](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/timers-and-user-prompts.html#timers) of HTML Living Standard.
## setInterval ## setInterval
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There are also advanced browser-related use cases of zero-delay timeout, that we'll discuss in the chapter <info:event-loop>. There are also advanced browser-related use cases of zero-delay timeout, that we'll discuss in the chapter <info:event-loop>.
````smart header="Zero delay is in fact not zero (in a browser)" ````smart header="Zero delay is in fact not zero (in a browser)"
In the browser, there's a limitation of how often nested timers can run. The [HTML5 standard](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/timers-and-user-prompts.html#timers) says: "after five nested timers, the interval is forced to be at least 4 milliseconds.". In the browser, there's a limitation of how often nested timers can run. The [HTML Living Standard](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/timers-and-user-prompts.html#timers) says: "after five nested timers, the interval is forced to be at least 4 milliseconds.".
Let's demonstrate what it means with the example below. The `setTimeout` call in it re-schedules itself with zero delay. Each call remembers the real time from the previous one in the `times` array. What do the real delays look like? Let's see: Let's demonstrate what it means with the example below. The `setTimeout` call in it re-schedules itself with zero delay. Each call remembers the real time from the previous one in the `times` array. What do the real delays look like? Let's see: