initialization

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
The process of preparing something to begin.
An act of preparing something to begin.
An assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable

Origin / Etymology

From initialize + -ation.

Synonyms

initialisation, low-level formatting

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