What is the instance name in SQL Server?

What is server instance name?

Server name is your machine name; instance name is the same with server name when sql server is installed as a default instance and has got "computer_name\instance_name" name when sql has been installed as a named instance.

What is the instance name?

An instance-name is a way to define a specific instance for a particular type of section. For example, the client section is used to define information about a client. When multiple clients are defined, they are distinguished by their instance-name . The same instance-name applies to modules.

What does SQL Server instance mean?

A server instance is a collection of SQL Server databases which are run by a solitary SQL Server service or instance. The details of each server instance can be viewed on the service console which can be web-based or command-line based.