Dictionary

initialize en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz/
• (US) audio

Etymology

From initial + -ize.

Meanings

1. (British, English, Oxford, US) To assign initial values to something.
2. (British, English, Oxford, US) To assign an initial value to a variable.
3. (British, English, Oxford, US) To format a storage medium prior to use.
4. (British, English, Oxford, US) To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use.
5. (British, English, Oxford, US, dated) To reduce (a phrase) to an initialism, or a word to its initial.

Forms

Deriveds

deinitialize · reinitialize · initializable · initialization · initializer · uninitialize · noninitialized · uninitialized · preinitialize

Translations (57)

ru инициализи́ровать (to assign initial values to something) · ro formata (to format a storage medium prior to use) · ru инициализи́ровать (to format a storage medium prior to use) · ru настро́ить (to prepare any hardware for use) · de initialisieren (to assign initial values to something) · pl inicjalizować (to assign initial values to something) · fi formatoida (to format a storage medium prior to use) · ca inicialitzar (to format a storage medium prior to use) · ca inicialitzar (to assign initial values to something) · fi asettaa alkuarvo (to assign an initial value to a variable) · hu inicializál (to assign initial values to something) · uk ініціалізува́ти (to assign initial values to something) · no initialisere (to assign initial values to something) · ca inicialitzar (to prepare any hardware for use) · hu inicializál (to assign an initial value to a variable) · cs inicializovat (to assign an initial value to a variable) · fi alustaa (to assign an initial value to a variable) · de initialisieren (to format a storage medium prior to use) · ru настра́ивать (to prepare any hardware for use) · pt inicializar (to assign an initial value to a variable) · es inicializar (to assign an initial value to a variable) · ru инициализи́ровать (to assign an initial value to a variable) · ca inicialitzar (to assign an initial value to a variable) · uk ініціалізува́ти (to assign an initial value to a variable) · de initialisieren (to assign an initial value to a variable) · tr ilklendirmek (to assign initial values to something) · mi whakaarawhiti (to assign an initial value to a variable) · de initialisieren (to prepare any hardware for use) · fi alustaa (to prepare any hardware for use) · cy ymgychwyn (to assign initial values to something) · fr initialiser (to assign an initial value to a variable) · cmn 初始化 (to assign an initial value to a variable) · el αρχικοποιώ (to format a storage medium prior to use) · bg инициализирам (to assign initial values to something) · la initiālizō (to assign initial values to something) · cs inicializovat (to assign initial values to something) · ja 初期化する (to assign an initial value to a variable) · fr initialiser (to assign initial values to something) · ro a inițializa (to assign an initial value to a variable) · bg форматирам (to format a storage medium prior to use) · is frumstilla (to assign an initial value to a variable) · nl initialiseren (to assign initial values to something) · pt inicializar (to assign initial values to something) · uk ініціалізува́ти (to format a storage medium prior to use) · pl inicjalizować (to assign an initial value to a variable) · fi asettaa alkuarvo (to assign initial values to something) · ro inițializa (to format a storage medium prior to use) · da initialisere (to format a storage medium prior to use) · mi arawhiti (to assign an initial value to a variable) · fi alustaa (to format a storage medium prior to use) · bg инициализирам (to assign an initial value to a variable) · mi arawhiti (to prepare any hardware for use) · el αρχικοποιώ (to assign initial values to something) · he אִתְחֵל (to assign an initial value to a variable) · el αρχικοποιώ (to assign an initial value to a variable) · vi khởi tạo (to assign an initial value to a variable) · is frumgilda (to assign an initial value to a variable)