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instance

instance (third-person singular simple present instances, present participle instancing, simple past and past participle instanced)

1. (transitive) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.
2. (intransitive) To cite an example as proof; to exemplify.

instance (plural instances)

1. (obsolete) Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence. [14th-19th c.]
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.8:

     I know one very well alied, to whom, at the instance of a brother of his [...], I spake to that purpose [...].

2. A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example. [from 16th c.]
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy:

     sometimes we love those that are absent, saith Philostratus, and gives instance in his friend Athenodorus, that loved a maid at Corinth whom he never saw [...].

3. A recurring occasion, case etc.
   • 2010, The Guardian, 11 Oct 2010:

     The organisations claim fraudsters are targeting properties belonging to both individuals and companies, in some instances using forged documents.

4. (obsolete) A piece of evidence; a proof or sign (of something). [16th-18th c.]
   • c. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors:

     The reason that I gather he is mad, Besides this present instance of his rage, Is a mad tale he told to day at dinner [...].

5. (computing) In object-oriented programming: a created object, one that has had memory allocated for local data storage; an instantiation of a class. [from 20th c.]
6. (computer science) A question that can be asked in the context of a computational problem.^[1]

Definizione dizionario instance

	esempio
	An item of information that is representative of a type.

	istanza
	A copy of SQL Server running on a computer.

caso

citare ad esempio

occasione

richiesta

volta

Altri significati:

(transitive) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.

case occurring, a case offered as an exemplification, an example

in computing

recurring occurrence occasion, case

(computer science) Questions that we can ask in the context of a computational problem.

(intransitive) To cite an example as proof; to exemplify.

A recurring occasion, case etc.

(obsolete) Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence. [14th-19th c.]

(computing) In object-oriented programming: a created object, one that has had memory allocated for local data storage; an instantiation of a class. [from 20th c.]

A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example. [from 16th c.]

(obsolete) A piece of evidence; a proof or sign (of something). [16th-18th c.]