Sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid neutralise each other and form salt and water.

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When acid and base react with each other, they undergo neutralization reaction to form salt and water.
Sodium hydroxide is a base and hydrochloric acid is an acid. Thus, when they react together, they undergo neutralization reaction to form salt and water.
$N a O H + H C l N e u t r a l i z a t i o n - -------- \to N a C l + H_{2} O$

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