instantiation

in·stan·ti·ate

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-stan-shee-eyt]
- /ɪnˈstæn ʃiˌeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-stan-shee-eyt]
- /ɪnˈstæn ʃiˌeɪt/

Definitions of instantiation word

verb with object instantiation to provide an instance of or concrete evidence in support of (a theory, concept, claim, or the like). 1
noun instantiation The fact or act of producing an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc. 1
noun Technical meaning of instantiation (programming) Producing a more defined version of some object by replacing variables with values (or other variables). 1. In object-oriented programming, producing a particular object from its class template. This involves allocation of a structure with the types specified by the template, and initialisation of instance variables with either default values or those provided by the class's constructor function. 2. In logic programming, when unification binds a logic variable to some value. 3. In type checking, when type inference binds a type variable to some type. 4. (multimedia) A specific representation of an object or artifact. Examples of instantiations would be different images of an object, text translated into English and French or a video and a still image of a museum piece. 1
noun instantiation the act or an instance of instantiating 0
noun instantiation the representation of (an abstraction) by a concrete example 0
noun instantiation the process of deriving an individual statement from a general one by replacing the variable with a name or other referring expression 0

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Origin of instantiation

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

1945-50; < Latin instanti(a) (taken as combining form of instance) + -ate1

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instantiation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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