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People are referring to the WordPress platform as the "WordPress instance". What do they mean by this? I've done some research but I couldn't find anything

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People are referring to the WordPress platform as the "WordPress instance". What do they mean by this? I've done some research but I couldn't find anything

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• English baby :-) instance ˈɪnst(ə)ns/Submit noun 1. an example or single occurrence of something. "a serious instance of corruption" synonyms: example, occasion, occurrence, case, representative case, typical case, case in point, illustration, specimen, sample, exemplar, exemplification "there was not a single instance of religious persecution" ---- Basically an instance is a single installation in short. So a WordPress instance is a single installation of WordPress. – user23355 Commented Sep 27, 2017 at 5:03
• 1 why not to ask those people? – Mark Kaplun Commented Sep 27, 2017 at 5:23

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Basically an instance is a single installation in short. So a WordPress instance is a single installation of WordPress.

instance ˈɪnst(ə)ns/Submit noun

1. an example or single occurrence of something. synonyms: example, occasion, occurrence, case, representative case, typical case, case in point, illustration, specimen, sample, exemplar, exemplification "there was not a single instance of religious persecution"

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