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initialization.

The process of preparing something to begin.

14 characters6 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. The process of preparing something to begin.

    British · English · Oxford · US · uncountable

  2. An act of preparing something to begin.

    British · English · Oxford · US · countable

  3. An assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable

    British · English · Oxford · US · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English initialize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English initialization From initialize + -ation.

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