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Instantiation
In the computer programming industry, the term instantiation is used to describe the creation (naming and placement) of an object instance in an object-oriented programming (OOP) language such as Java, Python, or C++. Objects are computer files that contain an encoded sequence of instructions that computers execute when a computer user clicks on the fileʻs icon.
What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Instantiation
Many tech startups and midsize tech companies in the programming industry that develop desktop and mobile applications using object-oriented programming paradigm are familiar with instantiation. Instantiation allows developers at tech startups to easily develop coding objects that can be reused in various applications, simplifying the application development process.
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