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Let’s discuss parameters and arguments in the context of the following example function:

function favoriteAnimal(animal) {
  return animal + " is my favorite animal!"
}

console.log(favoriteAnimal('Goat'));

In JavaScript, parameters are the items listed between the parentheses () in the function declaration. Function arguments are the actual values you decide to pass to the function.

In the example above, the function definition is written on the first line: function favoriteAnimal(animal). The parameter, animal, is found inside the parentheses. You could just as easily replace animal with pet, x, or blah. But in this case, naming the parameter animal gives someone reading your code a bit of context so that they don't have to guess what animal may eventually contain.

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What does the parameter in the function favoriteAnimal represent in the context of JavaScript functions?

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The actual value that is used when calling the function.

A placeholder for the value that will be passed to the function when it is called.

The name of the function.

The result of the function execution.

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