a particular event, situation, or example of something happening or being true
In this instance, we have decided to start the meeting early.
She could recall several instances when neighbors came to her rescue during storms.
✦ From Middle English, borrowed from Old French "instance" meaning urgency or example, from Latin "instantia", from "instare" ‘to stand upon, be present’.
in computing, an individual object created from a class, or a single running copy of a program or virtual machine
The developer created a new instance of the User class to store the customer’s data.
Each instance runs in its own memory space, preventing conflicts.
to cite or mention something as an example
The author instanced several historical events to support her argument.
Can you instance a case where this policy has succeeded?
