initialize

UK /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz/ US /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz/

verb 5

Definitions

verb

To assign initial values to something.

To assign an initial value to a variable.

To format a storage medium prior to use.

To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use.

To reduce (a phrase) to an initialism, or a word to its initial.

ADJ.

fresh

VERB + INITIALIZE

challenge, need

INITIALIZE + NOUN

life, variables

verb — divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store dat

verb — assign an initial value to a computer program

Before you can use them, you first need to initialize the variables.

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Don't worry, the game takes a while to initialize when you run it for the first time.

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She likes to undertake a fresh challenge, to “initialize my life every seven, eight years,” Kuno said.

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i Register

In some senses, initialize is marked as dated, British, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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