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initialization

noun

  1. assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable
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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.

  1. The process of preparing something to begin.
  2. An act of preparing something to begin.
  3. An assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable