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語源

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 中期英語 instance, from Medieval Latin īnstantia (“a being near, presence; also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”), from Latin īnstāns (“urgent”); see English instant.

発音

• IPA: /ɪnˌstænʃiˈeɪʃən/
• 韻: -eɪʃən

名詞

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.
   • 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 150:

     I can name numerous instantiations of this gift of luck at work in my hostʼs life.

3. (by extension, object-oriented programming) A creation of an instance of some class or template.

等位語

• avatar
• embodiment
• incarnation
• realization

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Further reading

• “instantiation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.