What is meant by the term āinstance?ā I see it used quite a bit and
am confused as to what exactly it is?
This is one of those geeky terms thatās slowly wiggling its way into
mainstream English.
Consider that in discussing the term āinstanceā Iāll be able to talk
about World of Warcraft as an example.
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An instance is one of something you might have more than one of.
For example, in Windows click on Start,
Run, type in ānotepadā and press
āOKā.
Now do it again.
You now have two instances or copies of Notepad running.
Each is the same program, but each can be used completely independently
to view or edit different files at the same time.
more than one of.ā
Ultimately, thatās all instance really means.
Some applications are whatās called āsingle instanceā. That means
that if you try to run more than one copy of the program, the second
says āhey, thereās an instance of me already running!ā, and brings that
previous instance forward while closing the attempt at a second.
Now, about World of Warcraft (and possibly other multiplayer games)
ā¦
WoW has what are called āinstance dungeonsā. This means that when
you or your group enter a dungeon you get a copy ā an instance ā of
that dungeon all to yourselves. If another group enters the same
dungeon, they get another, different copy, where only their players,
and not yours, exist.
If that meaning is making it into mainstream gaming, I expect weāll
be seeing it more frequently elsewhere as well.
Hey Leo,
Nice article, as always.
You play WoW āaye. How many level 70ās you got? LOL.
Cheers!
Howdy,
It was just what I was looking for.
With my incipient programming knowledge, I wouldnāt be able to understand that without help.
Nice inchoate hebdomad.
Regards..