instantiation

noun
/ɪnˌstænʃiˈeɪʃən/

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. derived from īnstāns
  2. derived from īnstantia
  3. derived from instance

Definitions

  1. The production of an instance, example, or specific application of a general…

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

  2. Something resulting from the act of instantiating

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for instantiation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA