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Context is a standard library in the Go programming language. Context helps us manage cancellations, timeouts, and propagating data as needed. In this post, we will try to understand Context and why we should use it in our applications. By the end of this post, we will try using Context in a simple way. What is Context? We can think of Context like a traffic light. For example, when the light is green, it’s like starting a Context. The countdown timer is similar to using a Context with a timeout. When the light turns red, the Context sends a done…