Can somebody explain to me what an "instance" is?

Can somebody explain to me what an “instance” is?

Think of a class like a construction plan for your object. For example a normal car wheel. Your wheel has a diameter, recommended air pressure and other attributes. This is your class. A basic construction plan.

If you now want to use your wheel you need to instantiate this class. So for a car all 4 wheels would be an instance of class wheel.

Hope this explanation helps you a bit.

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