👉 In programming, an "instated" variable is a variable that has been assigned its initial value or data. This occurs when a program creates a new instance of a class and initializes all variables it uses in the code with the default values set by the compiler. An example of an instated variable: ```python class MyClass: def __init__(self): self.x = 5 def method(self): print("x is:", self.x) ``` In this