instantiate

UK /ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/ US /ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/
verb 2

Definitions

verb

1

To represent (a concept, theme, or principle) by an instance.

To see and test the result of one's CSS for any particular HTML element, one must instantiate that element in a document.

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

To create an object (an instance) of a specific class.

To instantiate a class, we call its constructor.

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