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English Dictionary: Instance	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
instance n an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" Synonym(s): case, instance, example an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" Synonym(s): example, illustration, instance, representative v clarify by giving an example of [syn: exemplify, illustrate, instance]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Instance \In"stance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instancing}.] To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact. --H. Spenser. I shall not instance an abstruse author. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Instance \In"stance\, n. [F. instance, L. instantia, fr. instans. See {Instant}.] 1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. Undertook at her instance to restore them. --Sir W. Scott. 2. That which is instant or urgent; motive. [Obs.] The instances that second marriage move Are base respects of thrift, but none of love. --Shak. 3. Occasion; order of occurrence. These seem as if, in the time of Edward I., they were drawn up into the form of a law, in the first instance. --Sir M. Hale. 4. That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example. Most remarkable instances of suffering. --Atterbury. 5. A token; a sign; a symptom or indication. --Shak. {Causes of instance}, those which proceed at the solicitation of some party. --Hallifax. {Court of first instance}, the court by which a case is first tried. {For instance}, by way of example or illustration. {Instance Court} (Law), the Court of Admiralty acting within its ordinary jurisdiction, as distinguished from its action as a prize court. Syn: Example; case. See {Example}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Instance \In"stance\, v. i. To give an example. [Obs.] This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in families too. --Jer. Taylor.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
instance An individual {object} of a certain {class}. While a class is just the type definition, an actual usage of a class is called "instance". Each instance of a class can have different values for its {instance variables}, i.e. its {state}. (1998-03-06)