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POYeah.. I know.. I'm a simpleton.. So what's a Singleton?
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copied!<p>I've tried a few times to understand what a Singleton is. Perhaps I'm just too visual.. so can anyone break it down in a simple analogy.</p> <p>Similar Posts:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1637635/different-ways-to-initialize-singletons">Different ways to initialize singletons</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/86582/singleton-how-should-it-be-used">Singleton: How should it be used</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/793737/is-this-a-good-use-of-the-singleton-pattern">Is this a good use of the Singleton pattern?</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/137975/what-is-so-bad-about-singletons">What is so bad about singletons?</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/86582/singleton-how-should-it-be-used">Singleton: How should it be used</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11831/singletons-good-design-or-a-crutch">Singletons: good design or a crutch?</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/504036/global-vs-singleton-in-net">Global vs Singleton in .NET</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/228164/on-design-patterns-when-to-use-the-singleton">On Design Patterns: When to use the Singleton?</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1050991/singleton-with-arguments-in-java">Singleton with Arguments in Java</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70689/efficient-way-to-implement-singleton-pattern-in-java">What is an efficient way to implement a singleton pattern in Java?</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1300655/whats-alternative-to-singleton">What's Alternative to Singleton</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/135347/most-common-examples-of-misuse-of-singleton-">Most common examples of misuse of singleton class</a> class</li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1395766/asp-net-objectdatasource-singleton">https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1395766/asp-net-objectdatasource-singleton</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1434849/using-singleton-vs-single-call-in-net-remoting">Using Singleton vs Single Call in .NET Remoting?</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1494642/what-is-a-singleton-class-can-it-help-me-running-single-instance-of-a-class-for">what is a singleton class? Can it help me running single instance of a class for two related services?</a></li> </ul>

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