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title: Argument
slug: Glossary/Argument
page-type: glossary-definition

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An argument is a {{glossary("value")}} ({{Glossary("primitive")}} or {{Glossary("object")}}) passed as input to a {{Glossary("function")}}.

See also

• Difference between Parameter and Argument on Wikipedia

• The {{jsxref("Functions/arguments","arguments")}} object in {{glossary("JavaScript")}}