present participle of instance in

simple past tense and past participle of instance in

(rare) To cite an instance; to adduce an example.

insistence, insistency / immediacy, instantaneousness

(online gaming) In massively multiplayer online games an instance of a given dungeon generated exclusively for a specific player or party of players; contrast to the overworld, shared by all players on the server.

plural of instance dungeon

(software, object-oriented programming) A member variable that is associated with a class for which each object of the class has a separate copy.

plural of instance variable

As the first step or stage; first.

(law) a court of law where legal proceedings are first heard.