initialize

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Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To set the starting conditions or values for a system, program, or device. This is the most common meaning in computing and technology. It involves preparing something for use by assigning initial values or configuring its basic state.
    • To format a storage medium (like a disk) into a structure that can accept data. This is a specific technical usage, often synonymous with "format" in this context.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • The software will initialize the new database with default settings. (Here, it means to set up the starting state.)
    • You must initialize the external hard drive before you can use it with your computer. (Here, it can mean either to format it or to prepare it for the operating system.)
    • The constructor method is used to initialize a new object in the program. (A common usage in object-oriented programming.)
Advanced Usage
  • Initialization Vector (IV): In cryptography, a random or pseudo-random value used to ensure that the same plaintext encrypted multiple times will not produce the same ciphertext.
    • The security of the encryption depends on a unique initialization vector for each session.
  • Lazy Initialization: A programming design pattern where the creation of an object or calculation of a value is delayed until it is first needed.
    • The framework uses lazy initialization to improve application startup performance.
Variants and Related Words
  • Initialization (noun): The process or action of initializing something.
    • The initialization of the device takes about 30 seconds.
  • Initializer (noun): Something that initializes; in programming, a special method or routine that sets up an object.
    • The class initializer is called automatically when a new instance is created.
  • Reinitialize (verb): To initialize again.
    • If the connection fails, try to reinitialize the modem.
Synonyms
  • Set up: To prepare or arrange for use.
  • Boot (up): Specifically for starting a computer system (part of the initialization process).
  • Format: Specifically for preparing a storage disk (a type of initialization).
Related Phrases
  • To initialize to zero: A common programming instruction to set a variable's starting value to zero.
    • Always initialize your counter variables to zero.
  • Cold initialization: Starting a system from a completely powered-off state, requiring a full initialization routine.
Verb
  1. divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
    • Please format this disk before entering data!
  2. assign an initial value to a computer program

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