Instance
Instance ("closed unit", from Latin instantia ) stands for:
- Instance (law) , a section of the procedure before a specific court
- a copy of a set of similar things
- a copy of a certain data type in object-oriented programming, see object (programming)
- Instance (computer science) , a specific input for which a specific question has to be answered (theoretical computer science)
- Instance (computer game) , in online role-playing games temporary copies of "dungeons" for individual groups of players
- a competent body at courts or authorities, see jurisdiction
- an element of the organizational structure in organizational theory, see management position
- an expression of a planned process, see scheduling
- a table instance (or database instance ), a concept in database design
See also:
- Instantiation
- Intermediate bodies (politics)
- Last instance
Wiktionary: Instance - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
