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description: "Discussion on \"Understanding this, call(), apply(), and bind() in JavaScript\". What this Means in JavaScript\nThink of this as the object that is calling the function.\nIn simple words:\nthis = the caller of the function\nExample:\nconst person = {\n  name: \"Rahul\",\n  greet: function"
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# [Understanding this, call(), apply(), and bind() in JavaScript](https://understandingthiscallapplyandbindinjavascript.hashnode.dev/understanding-this-call-apply-and-bind-in-javascript?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

What this Means in JavaScript Think of this as the object that is calling the function. In simple words: this = the caller of the function Example: const person = { name: "Rahul", greet: function

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