To assign initial values to something / (computing) To assign an initial value to a variable / (computing) To format a storage medium prior to use

simple past tense and past participle of initialize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of initialize

One who, or that which, initializes. / (programming) A routine that prepares something for use.

plural of initializer

(linguistics) A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced

A new member of an organization. / One who has been through a ceremony of initiation. / One who is oriented in and familiar with a topic or subject, especially one who is expert in it.

(transitive) To begin; to start. / To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce. / To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.

(obsolete) Unpractised; untried; new. / (obsolete) Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.