The term INSTANCE in Object Oriented Programing

By Xah Lee. Date: .
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jargon instance oop

now replaced all my use of the word “instance” to “object” or type or similar.

here's interesting comparison of an occurrence.

removing “instance”, brings you clarity.

in some cases, if you remove the use of the phrase instance, the whole sentence become redundant. i.e. it is the use of the word “instance” that added confusion.

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js oop instance 2026-02-05 18864

Art of technical writing, and art and science of jargons instance in object oriented programing. Here's another example of comparison of using the term “instance” vs without.

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js oop instance 2026-02-05 19cf5

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