Verb: initialize i'ni-shu,lIz
- Assign an initial value to a computer program
"The developer initialized the variables at the start of the program";
- initialise [Brit]
- Divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
"Please initialize this disk before entering data!";
- format, initialise [Brit]
Derived forms: initializing, initializes, initialized
Type of: carve up, determine, dissever [rare], divide, separate, set, split, split up
Encyclopedia: Initialize