What is the difference between ‘interface’ and ‘type’ in TypeScript?

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What is the difference between ‘interface’ and ‘type’ in TypeScript?

Key points

  • Interfaces support declaration merging
  • Type aliases do not allow reopening or extending
  • Declaration merging is a unique feature of interfaces in TypeScript

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