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Javascript`s property arguments.callee is able to refer to the function in which it is called. This allows the developer to use it for recursive purposes, as the following example should show:

var myName  = "Incrementis";
var letters = [];

//Divides the string into letters and saves them into an array
function Divide(name, position, container)
{
	if(position === 0)
	{
		container.push(name[0]);
	}
	else
	{
		//Call of the function "Divide" within "Divide"
		arguments.callee(name, position-1, container);
		
		container.push(name[position]);
	}
}

//First Call
Divide(myName, myName.length-1, letters);

//Outputs: ["I", "n", "c", "r", "e", "m", "e", "n", "t", "i", "s"]
console.log(letters);

📕 It seems that it is recommended to avoid using arguments.callee. Explained reasons for this should be found here, within the item "Making eval and arguments simpler"

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