instantiation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /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.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The production of an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc.
-
(countable) 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.
2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 150:
- (broadly, countable, qualifier:object-oriented programming, uncountable) A creation of an instance of some class or template.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| instantiations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
avatar · incarnation · realization · embodiment
Deriveds
coinstantiation · reinstantiation · polyinstantiation · uninstantiation · existential instantiation
Relateds
reinstantiate · instantaneous · coinstantial · instance · instantiate · instancy · instantial · instant · coinstantiate
Translations (6)
de Instanziierung (something resulting from the act of instantiating) · fr instanciation (something resulting from the act of instantiating) · tr örnekleme (something resulting from the act of instantiating) · is eintekning (something resulting from the act of instantiating) · sv instansiering (something resulting from the act of instantiating) · is eintökun (something resulting from the act of instantiating)