- A variable defined in a class for which each instantiated object of the class has a separate copy, or instance. An instance variable is declared in a class but outside a constructor, method, or block; it is created when an object is instantiated. Instance variables are accessible to all constructors, methods, and blocks in the class. ← Wikipedia
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