HyperDic: initialize

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

initialize > pronunciation
Sounds	ihnih'shahlay.z
Rhymes	actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz...

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

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

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