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DiAAnaP Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

For one's "instances"?

What in the world does the below sentence mean:

"The external network typically provides Internet access for your instances"?

By the way, I have no idea why the above font are enlarged so dramatically, I can't see anything anomalous on my screen.

  

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It doesn't make sense to me.

  • It doesn't make sense to me.
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It doesn't make sense to me.
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teechrIt doesn't make sense to me.
I'm guessing it could mean if the internet access is available (or whatever the condition is since I can't quote it now) in those situations that the listener has encountered.
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If it's not a mistake, then I suspect "instance" is technical jargon in some specific IT field.
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teechrI suspect "instance" is technical jargon in some specific IT field.
I think you're right. It comes from a technical manual that seems to be using the word deliberately and (presumably) correctly. I suppose it is one of the meanings explained here:

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