English verb: initialize | |||
1. | initialize (cognition) assign an initial value to a computer program | ||
Synonyms | initialise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | determine, set | ||
2. | initialize (change) divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data | ||
Samples | Please format this disk before entering data!. | ||
Synonyms | format, initialise | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up | ||