Singleton Pattern - Prototype-based Singleton

Prototype-based Singleton

In a prototype-based programming language, where objects but not classes are used, a "singleton" simply refers to an object without copies or that is not used as the prototype for any other object. Example in Io:

Foo := Object clone Foo clone := Foo

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