initialisation
World English Dictionary
initialize or initialise (ɪˈnɪʃəˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to assign an initial value to (a variable or storage location) in a computer program | |
| initialise or initialise | |
| —vb | |
| initiali'zation or initialise | |
| —n | |
| initiali'sation or initialise | |
| —n | |
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| initialisation | |
noun | |
| (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position [syn: low-level formatting] |
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Initialisation
is always a great word to know.
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