# What does (some variable) = {} mean?

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**Created:** [April 14, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-some-variable-mean/257509 "2008-04-14T20:21:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-some-variable-mean/257509/1 "2008-04-14T20:21:07Z")

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A variable is typed -

private var \_properties:Object

then instanciated -

\_properties = {}

then used-

\_properties[pKey] = pValue

Is this creating or assigning a property to the object \_properties ? Is it like making an array of properties for the variable?