initialization
noun
- assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English initialize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English initialization From initialize + -ation.
- The process of preparing something to begin.
- An act of preparing something to begin.
- An assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable