Instance and Prototype

noun

• An occurrence of something.
  • usage: "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
  • synonyms: case, example
• An item of information that is typical of a class or group.
  • usage: "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
  • synonyms: example, illustration, representative

verb

• Clarify by giving an example of.
  • synonyms: exemplify, illustrate

• (n.) That which is instant or urgent; motive.
• (n.) That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example.
• (n.) Occasion; order of occurrence.
• (n.) The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
• (v.t.) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.
• (n.) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
• (v.i.) To give an example.

noun

• A standard or typical example.
  • usage: "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
  • synonyms: paradigm, epitome, image

(n.) An original or model after which anything is copied; the pattern of anything to be engraved or otherwise copied, cast or the like; a primary form; exemplar; archetype.