Associations to the word «Initialize»

Wiktionary

INITIALIZE, verb. To assign initial values to something
INITIALIZE, verb. (computing) To assign an initial value to a variable
INITIALIZE, verb. (computing) To format a storage medium prior to use
INITIALIZE, verb. (computing) To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use

Dictionary definition

INITIALIZE, verb. Assign an initial value to a computer program.
INITIALIZE, verb. Divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King