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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.
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
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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>.
````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: