initialise (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *initialise*:
VERB	cognition	initialise, initialize	assign an initial value to a computer program
VERB	change	initialise, format, initialize	divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data

English > *initialise*: 2 senses > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Assign an initial value to a computer program.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	initialize
Broader	determine, set	Fix conclusively or authoritatively
Spanish	inicializar

English > *initialise*: 2 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	format, initialize
Broader	divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up	separate into parts or portions
Nouns	initialisation	(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

HyperDic: initialise