Prop drilling happens when you pass props down multiple layers of components just to get data to a deeply nested child. This leads to:

• Repetitive and bloated code.
• Components getting props they don't really use — just passing them along.
• Harder maintenance when app grows.

Context API solves this by:

• Making the data globally available to any component.
• Reducing dependency chains — a deeply nested component can directly access the data without intermediate components knowing about it.
• Cleaner, more maintainable code.

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