Glossary term
What is Instance?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Instance" means: A linked copy of a main component. When the main component changes, every instance changes too. It is taught in UX Design With Figma: Design Apps People Love. Related terms include Component, Variant, Auto layout and Prototype. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Instance?
A linked copy of a main component. When the main component changes, every instance changes too.
Where is Instance taught?
Instance is defined in UX Design With Figma: Design Apps People Love.
Which lessons cover Instance?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- UX Design With Figma: Design Apps People Love, lesson 5.3: Components and variants: build once, reuse everywhere
Which terms are related to Instance?
Next to Instance in the course glossaries: Component, Variant, Auto layout, Prototype, Style (Figma), Usability test, Contrast ratio and Severity rating.
ComponentVariantAuto layoutPrototypeStyle (Figma)Usability testContrast ratioSeverity rating
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Instance?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- UX Design With Figma: Design Apps People Love: No design or coding experience.