A closure is an inner function that has access to the outer (enclosing) function's variables'scope chain.
function showName (firstName, lastName) {
var nameIntro = "Your name is ";
// this inner function has access to the outer function's variables, including the parameter
function makeFullName () {
return nameIntro + firstName + " " + lastName;
}
return makeFullName ();
}
showName ("Michael", "Jackson"); // Your name is Michael Jackson
