The Collaborative International Dictionary
Instance \In"stance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instanced; p. pr. &
vb. n. Instancing.]
To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to
instance a fact.
--H. Spenser.
I shall not instance an abstruse author.
--Milton.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of instance English)
Wikipedia
Instancing may refer to:
- Geometry instancing, a technique used in realtime rendering
- Dungeon instancing, a technique used in online games to provide individual players or groups of players with their own instance of some sort of content at the same time
Usage examples of "instancing".
Then he pointed out that the people suffered and groaned under Twala's cruel rule, instancing the proceedings of the previous night, when, under pretence of their being evil-doers, many of the noblest in the land had been dragged forth and wickedly done to death.
By instancing the single article of pepper, some notion may be formed of the whole quantity of provisions, meat, wine, groceries, and the like, required for the consumption of the inhabitants of Kin-sai.