instantiation
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instantiation
- /ɪnˌstænʃiˈeɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
A coinage of the twentieth century, from instantiate + -ion, itself coined in 1946 from instance + -ate. The latter, in the sense "a case, an example", from Middle English instance, from Medieval Latin īnstantia (“a being near, presence; also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”), from Latin īnstāns (“urgent”); see English instant.
noun instantiations
- The production of an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc.
- Something resulting from the act of instantiating; an instance. I can name numerous instantiations of this gift of luck at work in my hostʼs life.
- A creation of an instance of some class or template.
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noun something resulting from the act of instantiating
| Français | instanciation |
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| Deutsch | Instanziierung |
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