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@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ inherit from its global `Object` class. Objects passed to the
`142`	`142`	and inherit from its global `Object` class.
`143`	`143`
`144`	`144`	However, the created `MessagePort` will no longer inherit from
`145`		-[`EventEmitter`][], and only [`port.onmessage()`][] can be used to receive
	`145`	+[`EventTarget`][], and only [`port.onmessage()`][] can be used to receive
`146`	`146`	`events using it.`
`147`	`147`
`148`	`148`	## `worker.parentPort`
`@@ -297,17 +297,22 @@ port2.postMessage({ foo: 'bar' });`
`297`	`297`	## Class: `MessagePort`
`298`	`298`	`<!-- YAML`
`299`	`299`	`added: v10.5.0`
	`300`	`+changes:`
	`301`	`+ - version:`
	`302`	`+ - v14.7.0`
	`303`	`+ pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/34057`
	`304`	+ description: This class now inherits from `EventTarget` rather than
	`305`	+ from `EventEmitter`.
`300`	`306`	`-->`
`301`	`307`
`302`		`-* Extends: {EventEmitter}`
	`308`	`+* Extends: {EventTarget}`
`303`	`309`
`304`	`310`	Instances of the `worker.MessagePort` class represent one end of an
`305`	`311`	`asynchronous, two-way communications channel. It can be used to transfer`
`306`	`312`	structured data, memory regions and other `MessagePort`s between different
`307`	`313`	[`Worker`][]s.
`308`	`314`
`309`		-With the exception of `MessagePort`s being [`EventEmitter`][]s rather
`310`		-than [`EventTarget`][]s, this implementation matches [browser `MessagePort`][]s.
	`315`	+This implementation matches [browser `MessagePort`][]s.
`311`	`316`
`312`	`317`	### Event: `'close'`
`313`	`318`	`<!-- YAML`
@@ -986,7 +991,6 @@ active handle in the event system. If the worker is already `unref()`ed calling
`986`	`991`	[`Buffer`]: buffer.md
`987`	`992`	[`ERR_MISSING_MESSAGE_PORT_IN_TRANSFER_LIST`]: errors.md#errors_err_missing_message_port_in_transfer_list
`988`	`993`	[`ERR_WORKER_NOT_RUNNING`]: errors.md#ERR_WORKER_NOT_RUNNING
`989`		-[`EventEmitter`]: events.md
`990`	`994`	[`EventTarget`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/EventTarget
`991`	`995`	[`FileHandle`]: fs.md#fs_class_filehandle
`992`	`996`	[`KeyObject`]: crypto.md#crypto_class_keyobject

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