Can anyone explain the difference between closure and anonymous functions?

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Published on 2010-01-25T09:12:29Z Indexed on 2010/05/27 19:21 UTC
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I am relatively new to Javascript. I understand the concept of anonymous functions - but closures seem less clear. The similarity between the two (in my mind atleast), is confusing.

Could someone explain the difference? (preferrably, with some code snippet, to illustrate the points clearer).

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