instance of
One specific case
Instance of indicates a specific example or occurrence of a category.
This is an instance of poor judgment.
In computing, it describes the relationship between an object and its class: a particular variable is an instance of a data type, or a running program is an instance of an application.
The phrase emphasizes that something belongs to a larger pattern or type.
- sampleSubset for study
- particularSpecific or fussy
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- caseContainer or instance
- occurrenceSomething that takes place
specific case · referent · subclass · specimen · real world example · object · case study · textbook case · member · manifestation · demonstration · entity · phenomenon · event · data point · mark · version · realization
instance ofsubsumes
Includes within larger category
includes · classifies · contains · encompasses · generalizes
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