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10 Language-to-English DictionariesInitialize
/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.laɪz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To set to zero or to a starting state, especially in computer programming or electronics.
"The system will automatically initialize the hard drive upon startup." - 2
To set something going or bring into operation; to initiate.
"The board met to initialize the new corporate restructuring plan."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'initial', coming from Latin 'initialis' (meaning 'of the beginning'), via French. The verb suffix '-ize' was added in the mid-20th century, heavily popularized by the rise of computer science to describe setting variables or hardware to their starting states.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Initialize" is said worldwide
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initialiser
Transliteration: ee-nee-see-ah-zay
"Vous devez initialiser le programme avant de l'utiliser."
initialisieren
Transliteration: ee-nit-tsee-ah-lee-zee-ren
"Das System muss vor dem Gebrauch initialisiert werden."
inizializzare
Transliteration: ee-nit-tsyah-leet-dzah-reh
"Il software serve per inizializzare il dispositivo."
inicializar
Transliteration: ee-nee-see-ah-lee-sahr
"Es necesario inicializar la variable antes del bucle."
inicializar
Transliteration: ee-nee-see-ah-lee-zar
"O programa vai inicializar automaticamente."
आरंभ करना
Transliteration: arambh karna
"प्रोग्राम चलाने से पहले चर को आरंभ करना होगा।"
初始化
Transliteration: chū shǐ huà
"程序在启动时会自动初始化变量。"
초기화하다
Transliteration: chogi-hwahada
"사용자는 시스템을 기본 설정으로 초기화할 수 있습니다."
初期化する
Transliteration: shokika suru
"エラーが発生したため、システムを初期化してください。"
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