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								title: Manipulate Arrays With shift()
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								## Manipulate Arrays With shift()
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								While `pop()` was used to get rid of the last element of an array, `shift()` is used to get rid of the first element. It's like you are shifting the elements down one position. Check this out:
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								```javascript
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								var arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
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								arr.shift(); // Gets rid of the 1
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