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initialize
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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).

in·itial·i·zation (-sh-l-zshn) n.
in·itial·izer n.
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Verb1.initialize - assign an initial value to a computer program
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!"
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] vt (Comput) → initialiser
initialize [ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz] initial vtinitialisieren
initialize [ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz] vt (COMPUT) → inizializzare


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Examples include launching a Web site or demonstration application, such as a flash presentation or sales tool that initializes when the device is plugged in.
Requiring no more than power and an occasional clock update from the host spacecraft, the ISC initializes upon startup, acquires and identifies stars from its own star catalog, and uses its "lost in space" algorithms to determine the direction in which it is pointing.
When the Recovery Sequencer is powered, a barostatic pressure system measures airspeed and altitude, and initializes the Recovery Sequencer's recovery mode.
 
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