English Explanatory Dictionary

initialize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To assign initial values to something.
  2. To assign an initial value to a variable.
  3. To format a storage medium prior to use.
  4. To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use.
  5. To reduce (a phrase) to an initialism, or a word to its initial.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-initialize.wav

Word forms

initialize initializes initializing initialized initialise

Etymology

From initial + -ize.

Derived words

deinitialize initializable initialization initializer noninitialized preinitialize reinitialize uninitialize uninitialized
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