Can't get a grasp on JavaScript prototype

[DanCouper]

What does a .prototype mean in JS?

It’s an object, with some properties attached to it (normally just functions, occasionally values). In programming languages, it is common to want to inherit bits of functionality, to reuse behaviour. JavaScript uses prototypes to do this. So bear in mind that most things in JS are objects. Each of those objects has a [hidden] property called prototype (which is another object). So as an example: There is a type of object called Object, the base type that everything inherits from. It has a…

Also look at the reply immediately after it as well which clarifies some of the terms (I was a bit clumsy with the description)