# Purpose of Unknown Node as part of core nodes in standard installation

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**Created:** [15 May 2022 03:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/purpose-of-unknown-node-as-part-of-core-nodes-in-standard-installation/62635 "2022-05-15T03:07:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![mickym2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mickym2/32/36128_2.png) [@mickym2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mickym2)\
**Post date:** [15 May 2022 03:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/purpose-of-unknown-node-as-part-of-core-nodes-in-standard-installation/62635/1 "2022-05-15T03:07:41Z")

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Can someone explain to me what the purpose of those unknow nodes in the core nodes is?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/7/5732fb0c359184128571891682cc139353abecd6.png)

It seems that it is really part of the core nodes.

> **[node-red/packages/node\_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common at master ·...](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/tree/master/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common)**
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> master/packages/node\_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/d/5dc6a1e7a7d35b1df05d3cfbad3e340cb096b1d1.png)

if you look into the code - it looks like an empty template - but nothing useful.

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [15 May 2022 05:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/purpose-of-unknown-node-as-part-of-core-nodes-in-standard-installation/62635/2 "2022-05-15T05:15:55Z")

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> it looks like an empty template - but nothing useful.

This is the node that shows up when you import a flow that uses nodes that you do not have installed. So it is a "core" node.

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**Author:** ![mickym2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mickym2/32/36128_2.png) [@mickym2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mickym2)\
**Post date:** [15 May 2022 07:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/purpose-of-unknown-node-as-part-of-core-nodes-in-standard-installation/62635/3 "2022-05-15T07:18:06Z")

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Ah ok, thanks.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [29 May 2022 07:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/purpose-of-unknown-node-as-part-of-core-nodes-in-standard-installation/62635/4 "2022-05-29T07:18:28Z")

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