What are "constructors"?

Applescript FAQ Core Language
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Constructors are not part of the AppleScript terminology, but user-defined functions. Basically, they are handlers concibed to create objects from scratch, initializing their values with some data. Making use of other words: templates for applescript items (handlers, properties, etc.).

--> this is a template (the constructor)
to createCharacter(x, y, z)
	script blank
		property userName : x
		property userAge : y
		to sayHisName()
			say "My name is " & userName & " and I'm " & userAge & " years old"
		end sayHisName
		script dog
			property dogName : z
		end script
	end script
end createCharacter

--> we use the template to create two characters, called "John" and "Harry"
set John to createCharacter("John", 13, "Bo Derek")
set Harry to createCharacter("Harry", 54, "Tyler Hamilton")

--> we use the handler "sayHisName" of the new object called "John"
tell John to sayHisName()

--> and we are interested in the property "dogName" of Harry's dog
say dogName of dog of Harry