Instantiation

Instantiation may be
*Philosophy::*A concept in Platonism, see ideaInstantiation principle - the idea that if properties exist, the essence that "has" the properties must necessarily existUniversal instantiation and existential instantiation, two rules of inference in logic
*A concept in object-oriented programming, see Instance (programming), object lifetime
*A feature on many online games such as World of Warcraft or City of Heroes.
*The first moment of existence of a thing, whether living or not. The concept of the big bang theory, at the instant it happened, represents the instantiation of the universe.