# instantiation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˌstænʃiˈeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #94,994

## Definitions
1. The production of an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc.
2. Something resulting from the act of instantiating; an instance.
3. A creation of an instance of some class or template.

## Etymology
A coinage of the twentieth century, from instantiate + -ion, itself coined in 1946 from instance + -ate. The latter, in the sense "a case, an example", from Middle English instance, from Medieval Latin īnstantia (“a being near, presence; also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”), from Latin īnstāns (“urgent”); see English instant.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/instantiation