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@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ In JavaScript, objects have a special hidden property `[[Prototype]]` (as named
![prototype](object-prototype-empty.svg)
The prototype is a little bit "magical". When we want to read a property from `object`, and it's missing, JavaScript automatically takes it from the prototype. In programming, such thing is called "prototypal inheritance". Many cool language features and programming techniques are based on it.
When we read a property from `object`, and it's missing, JavaScript automatically takes it from the prototype. In programming, such thing is called "prototypal inheritance". And soon we'll see the examples.
The property `[[Prototype]]` is internal and hidden, but there are many ways to set it.
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*/!*
```
Here, the `rabbit` object has `animal` as its prototype.
```smart header="`__proto__` is a historical getter/setter for `[[Prototype]]`"
Please note that `__proto__` is *not the same* as `[[Prototype]]`. It's a getter/setter for it.