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Initialize

//ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To assign initial values to something. British, English, Oxford, US
  2. 2
    divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data wordnet
  3. 3
    To assign an initial value to a variable. British, English, Oxford, US
  4. 4
    assign an initial value to a computer program wordnet
  5. 5
    To format a storage medium prior to use. British, English, Oxford, US
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  1. 6
    To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use. British, English, Oxford, US
  2. 7
    To reduce (a phrase) to an initialism, or a word to its initial. British, English, Oxford, US, dated

Etymology

From initial + -ize.

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