initialization

ini·tia·li·zation

uncommon british us

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

Synonyms

low-level formatting
initialisation

Origin

From initialize + -ation.

Phrases

lazy initialization

Related words

Word family

initialise
initialize

Broader terms

format

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noun
singular	initialization
plural	initializations
alternative	initialisation