en.javascript.info/2-ui/1-document/07-modifying-document/5-why-aaa/task.md

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Why "aaa" remains?

Run the example. Why table.remove() does not delete the text "aaa"?

<table id="table">
  aaa
  <tr>
    <td>Test</td>
  </tr>
</table>

<script>
  alert(table); // the table, as it should be

  table.remove();
  // why there's still aaa in the document?
</script>