instance

Meanings

Noun

an occurrence of something
- "another instance occurred yesterday"
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence.
A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
That which is urgent; motive.
A piece of evidence; a proof or sign (of something).
Occasion; order of occurrence.
A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example.
One of a series of recurring occasions, cases, essentially the same.
A specific occurrence of something that is created or instantiated, such as a database, or an object of a class in object-oriented programming.
A dungeon or other area that is duplicated for each player, or each party of players, that enters it, so that each player or party has a private copy of the area, isolated from other players.
An individual copy of such a dungeon or other area.
An independent server on a decentralised social network, such as Mastodon.

Verb

clarify by giving an example of
To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite
To cite an example as proof; to exemplify.
To duplicate (a dungeon or other area) for each player, or each party of players, that enters it, so that each player or party has a private copy of the area, isolated from other players.
To render (an object) as part of a batch, using the same geometry data.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French instance, from Latin īnstantia (“a being near, presence, also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”), from īnstāns (“urgent”); see instant.

Synonyms

case, example, exemplify, illustrate, illustration, representative

Scrabble Score: 10

instance is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
instance is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
instance is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

instance is a valid Words With Friends word