when does dispatch work in redux code example

Example: what is dispatch in redux

function dispatch(action) {
  // check that the action argument is an object
  if (typeof action !== 'object' || obj === null) {
    throw new Error('actions must be plain object.');
  }

  // check that the action object has a 'type' property
  if (typeof action.type === 'undefined') {
    throw new Error('Actions may not have an undefined "type" property.');
  }

  // call the reducer and pass in currentState and action
  reducer(currentState, action);
}