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instance
noun
a
particular
event
,
situation
,
or
example
of
something
happening
or
being
true
•
In
this
instance
,
we
have
decided
to
start
the
meeting
early
.
In
this
instance
,
we
have
decided
to
start
the
meeting
early
.
•
She
could
recall
several
instances
when
neighbors
came
to
her
rescue
during
storms
.
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
’.
noun
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
.
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
.
Each
instance
runs
in
its
own
memory
space
,
preventing
conflicts
.
verb
-
instance
,
instancing
,
instances
,
instanced
to
cite
or
mention
something
as
an
example
•
The
author
instanced
several
historical
events
to
support
her
argument
.
The
author
instanced
several
historical
events
to
support
her
argument
.
•
Can
you
instance
a
case
where
this
policy
has
succeeded
?
Can
you
instance
a
case
where
this
policy
has
succeeded
?
