defer in script src code example

Example 1: async vs defer

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Async scripts are executed as soon as the script is loaded, so it doesn't guarantee the order of execution (a script you included at the end may execute before the first script file )
Defer scripts guarantees the order of execution in which they appear in the page.

Example 2: how to defer javascript script

<script src="script.js" defer></script>