different between instantiate vs instantiation

English

Etymology

From Latin inst?ntia +? -ate.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?n?stæn?ie?t/

Verb

instantiate (third-person singular simple present instantiates, present participle instantiating, simple past and past participle instantiated)

1. (transitive) To represent (something) by a concrete instance. [from 20th c.]
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 195:

     In the eighteenth century, this was instantiated in writings which developed the view that ‘savages’ exhibited more virtue and moral nobility than their conquerors.

2. (transitive, object-oriented programming) To create an object (an instance) of a specific class. [from 20th c.]

Synonyms

• (represent by a concrete instance): exemplify

Derived terms

• instantiatable
• instantiation

Translations

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?stæn???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

instantiation (countable and uncountable, plural instantiations)

1. (uncountable) The production of an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc.
2. (countable) Something resulting from the act of instantiating; an instance.
3. (by extension, object-oriented programming) creation of an instance of some class or template.

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References

• instantiation at OneLook Dictionary Search