TypeScript - what is correct version when I use setTimeout? (Node.js vs Web Browser)

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I have noticed, when I use setTimeout() function in TypeScript, it returns NodeJS.Timeout type.

On MDN we can find:

The returned value is a positive integer value which identifies the timer created by the call.

Should I use it when I write fornt-end application?

I would like to run it later in web browser.

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Writing Node.js application use:

const timeout = global.setTimeout(() => { }, 1000);  // let timeout: NodeJS.Timeout;

global.clearTimeout(timeout);

Writing web browser application use:

const id = window.setTimeout(() => { }, 1000);       // let id: number;

window.clearTimeout(id);

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Check this one solution:

type Timeout = ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;

const timeout: Timeout = setTimeout(() => {}, 1000);

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