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  2. Instance (computer science) - Wikipedia

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    In computer science, an instance is an occurrence of a software element that is based on a type definition. When created, an occurrence is said to have been instantiated , and both the creation process and the result of creation are called instantiation .

  3. Class (computer programming) - Wikipedia

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    In a language that supports inheritance, an abstract class, or abstract base class (ABC), is a class that cannot be directly instantiated. By contrast, a concrete class is a class that can be directly instantiated. Instantiation of an abstract class can occur only indirectly, via a concrete subclass.

  4. Interface (Java) - Wikipedia

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    An interface in the Java programming language is an abstract type that is used to declare a behavior that classes must implement. They are similar to protocols.Interfaces are declared using the interface keyword, and may only contain method signature and constant declarations (variable declarations that are declared to be both static and final).

  5. Abstract type - Wikipedia

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    In programming languages, an abstract type (also known as existential types) [1] is a type in a nominative type system that cannot be instantiated directly; by contrast, a concrete type can be instantiated directly. Instantiation of an abstract type can occur only indirectly, via a concrete subtype.

  6. Factory method pattern - Wikipedia

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    According to Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software: "Define an interface for creating an object, but let subclasses decide which class to instantiate. Factory method lets a class defer instantiation to subclasses." [2] Creating an object often requires complex processes not appropriate to include within a composing object.

  7. Instance variable - Wikipedia

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    In class-based, object-oriented programming, an instance variable is a variable defined in a class (i.e., a member variable), for which each instantiated object of the class has a separate copy, or instance. [1] [2] An instance variable has similarities with a class variable, [3] but is non-static.

  8. Singleton pattern - Wikipedia

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    In object-oriented programming, the singleton pattern is a software design pattern that restricts the instantiation of a class to a singular instance. It is one of the well-known "Gang of Four" design patterns , which describe how to solve recurring problems in object-oriented software. [ 1 ]

  9. Primitive wrapper class in Java - Wikipedia

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    Primitive wrapper classes are not the same thing as primitive types. Whereas variables, for example, can be declared in Java as data types double, short, int, etc., the primitive wrapper classes create instantiated objects and methods that inherit but hide the primitive data types, not like variables that are assigned the data type values.