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instantiation

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪnˌstænʃiˈeɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: 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.

  1. The production of an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc.
  2. 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.

  3. A creation of an instance of some class or template.