2.1.3 [ECMA-262/5] Section 11.4.3, The typeof Operator

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The specification states:

 Table 20 – typeof Operator Results lists the strings returned when the production UnaryExpression : typeof UnaryExpression is evaluated. When the type of value is:
  
 Object (host and does not implement [[Call]])
  
 The result is:
  
 Implementation-defined except may not be "undefined", "boolean", "number", or "string".

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"object" is returned for all host objects, including those objects that do not implement [[Call]].