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<!--name=vm-->

The `vm` module provides APIs for compiling and running code within V8 Virtual
Machine contexts.
Machine contexts. **Note that the `vm` module is not a security mechanism. Do
not use it to run untrusted code**. The term "sandbox" is used throughout these
docs simply to refer to a separate context, and does not confer any security
guarantees.

JavaScript code can be compiled and run immediately or
compiled, saved, and run later.
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console.log(x); // 1; y is not defined.
```

**The vm module is not a security mechanism. Do not use it to run untrusted
code**.

## Class: vm.SourceTextModule
<!-- YAML
added: v9.6.0
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