Definition of Instance. Meaning of Instance. Synonyms of Instance

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Definition of Instance

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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.
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Instance In"stance, v. i. To give an example. [Obs.] This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in families too. --Jer. Taylor.
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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.

Meaning of Instance from wikipedia

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- In real-time computer graphics, geometry instancing is the practice of rendering multiple copies of the same mesh in a scene at once. This technique is...
- An Instance of the Fingerpost is a 1997 historical mystery novel by Iain Pears. A murder in 17th-century Oxford is related from the contradictory points...
- has a separate copy, or instance. An instance variable has similarities with a class variable, but is non-static. An instance variable is a variable which...
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- Instancing may refer to: Geometry instancing, a technique used in realtime rendering Dungeon instancing, a technique used in online games to provide individual...
- A trial court or court of first instance is a court having original jurisdiction, in which trials take place. Appeals from the decisions of trial courts...