title: javascript syntax terminology
body: <p>-when we say</p>
  <pre><code>document.getElementById(&quot;someid&quot;).textContent;
  </code></pre>
  <p>is <em>&quot;<strong>textContent</strong>&quot;</em> an <em>instance</em> of the <em>method</em> <strong>&quot;getElementById()&quot;</strong> , or a <em>method</em> of the <em>object</em> &quot;<strong>document</strong>&quot;</p>