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instance

object that is a concrete manifestation of a class in software development
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Summary

instance is a role[1]. instance draws 616 Wikipedia views per month (role category, ranking #83 of 143).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: object[3]
  • Facet of: class-based programming[4]
  • Manifestation of: class[5]
  • Different from: server instance[6]
  • Properties for this type: P31[7]
  • Name: instans[8]
  • Glossary entry at Wikipedia URL: https://abstract.wikipedia.org/wiki/f:Special:MyLanguage/WF:Glossary#instance[9]

Why It Matters

instance has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] instance is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . it-ord.idg.se. Retrieved . it-ord.idg.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). instance. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/instance
MLA “instance.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/instance.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_instance_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{instance}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/instance}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'cs', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'id', 'ja', 'kaa', 'ko',
    Isocat id → 6822
    Sitelink count → 21
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 6822, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7331544|instance (#7331544)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 13w ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Glossary entry at wikipedia url → https://abstract.wikipedia.org/wiki/f:Special:MyLanguage/WF:
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Glossary entry at wikipedia url: https://abstract.wikipedia.org/wiki/f:Special:MyLanguage/WF:Glossary#instance"
  3. 18w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → instance
    Facet of → class-based programming
    Subclass of → —
    Manifestation of → class
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Foldoc id: instance, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/36ecd009bcfe7/|details]])"
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