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+### ES6
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+ES6 stands for ECMAScript 6 (also known as ECMAScript 2015), a version of the ECMAScript specification that standardizes JavaScript.
+ES6 adds a wide variety of new features to the specification, such as classes, promises, generators and arrow functions.