INITIALIZE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they initialize ... he / she / it initializes

Past simple: initialized

Past participle: initialized

-ing form: initializing

Sense 1

Meaning:

Divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data

Example:

Please format this disk before entering data!

Synonyms:

format; initialise; initialize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "initialize" is one way to...):

carve up; dissever; divide; separate; split; split up (separate into parts or portions)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Assign an initial value to a computer program

Synonyms:

initialise; initialize

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting