initialize

in·i·tial·ize  (-nsh-lz)

tr.v. in·i·tial·ized, in·i·tial·iz·ing, in·i·tial·iz·es Computer Science

1. To set (a starting value of a variable).

2. To prepare (a computer or a printer) for use; boot.

3. To format (a storage medium, such as a disk).

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in·itial·i·zation (-sh-l-zshn) n.

in·itial·izer n.

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initialize, initialise [ɪˈnɪʃəˌlaɪz]

vb

(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (tr) to assign an initial value to (a variable or storage location) in a computer program

initialization , initialisation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	initialize - assign an initial value to a computer program initialise set, determine - fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
	2.	initialize - divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" initialise, format carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

Translations

initialize [ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz] VT (Comput) → inicializar

initialize [ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz] initialise (British) vt (COMPUTING) → initialiser

initialize

vt (Comput) → initialisieren

initialize [ɪˈnɪʃəˌlaɪz] vt (Comput) → inizializzare

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initialize [ɪˈnɪʃəˌlaɪz] vt (Comput) → inizializzare