instances

n. occurrence, occasion; example, illustration; prosecution of a case (Law); (Archaic) urgency, pressing importance; (in object oriented programming) specific object of a class (executable file)

v. refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a point; cite, mention, refer to as an example

Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm that uses "objects" and their interactions to design applications and computer programs. It is based on several techniques, including inheritance, modularity, polymorphism, and encapsulation. It was not commonly used in mainstream software application development until the early 1990s. Many modern programming languages now support OOP.
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Noun
1. an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
(synonym) case, example
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) humiliation, mortification
(derivation) instantiate
2. an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
(synonym) example, illustration, representative
(hypernym) information
(hyponym) apology, excuse
(derivation) exemplify, illustrate
Verb
1. clarify by giving an example of
(synonym) exemplify, illustrate
(hypernym) elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
(derivation) example, illustration, representative

n. authority; proceedings

<programming> An individual object of a certain class. While a class is just the type definition, an actual usage of a class is called "instance". Each instance of a class can have different values for its instance variables, i.e. its state.
(1998-03-06)