Class and Instance

A class is a collection of objects of a similar type. 

Once a class is defined, any number of objects can be created which belong to that class. 

A class is a blueprint, or prototype, that defines the variables and the methods common to all objects of a certain kind.


The instance is the actual object created at runtime. 

One can have an instance of a class or a particular object.

instantiate
～の証拠として実例を示す、事例［具体例］を挙げて説明する［裏付ける］、例示化する
発音instǽnʃièit、分節in・stan・ti・ate

instantiate the object
《コ》オブジェクトのインスタンスを作成する