Something that is representative of all such things in a group; an occurrence of something.
An item of information that is representative of a type or class.
In object-oriented programming: a created object, one that has had memory allocated for local data storage; an instantiation of a class.
an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
a single item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is a good example on page 10"
clarify by giving an example of
an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
an item of information that is typical of a class or group