instantiation
/ɪnˌstænʃiˈeɪʃən/
instantiation noun: the production of an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc.
Noun
instantiation (countable and uncountable, plural instantiations)
- The production of an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc.
- 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
- A creation of an instance of some class or template.
Forms of instantiation
| plural | instantiations |
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Origin of instantiation
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.
Words formed from instantiation
Words that rhyme with instantiation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about instantiation
- What does instantiation mean?
- Instantiation means the production of an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc.
- What part of speech is instantiation?
- Instantiation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce instantiation?
- Instantiation is pronounced /ɪnˌstænʃiˈeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of instantiation?
- The plural of instantiation is instantiations.
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