"instance" meaning in French

See instance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛ̃s.tɑ̃s/ Audio: Fr-instance.ogg Forms: instances [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin īnstantia. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|īnstantia}} Learned borrowing from Latin īnstantia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} instance f (plural instances)
  1. (often in the plural) urgent demand, insistence, plea Tags: feminine, in-plural, often
    Sense id: en-instance-fr-noun-cT3~hVG0
  2. authority, forum, agency, body Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-instance-fr-noun-T5Fp7toL
  3. (law) legal proceedings, prosecution process Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-instance-fr-noun-aoRIavZD Topics: law
  4. (object-oriented programming) instance Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming
    Sense id: en-instance-fr-noun-XowDqUx4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: en instance, première instance, tribunal d’instance
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɛ̃s.tɑ̃s/ Audio: Fr-instance.ogg Forms: instances [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s Etymology: A derivative of etymology 1, but reborrowed from English. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|en|-}} English Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} instance f (plural instances)
  1. (computing) instance Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-instance-fr-noun-XowDqUx41 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 21 21 5 1 52 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 21 16 5 1 57 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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