I am new to R , could you please tell me what is the difference between reactive and render functions , when to use what?

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I am new to R , could you please tell me what is the difference between reactive and render functions , when to use what?

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render functions are a subtype of reactive functions that are intended to provide the functional code for drawing visual ui elements.
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