initialize

To assign initial values to something.

Verb

  1. To assign initial values to something.
  2. To assign an initial value to a variable.
  3. To format a storage medium prior to use.
  4. To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use.
  5. To reduce (a phrase) to an initialism, or a word to its initial.

Origin

From initial + -ize.

Forms

initializes initializing initialized initialise

Derived

deinitialize initializable initialization initializer noninitialized preinitialize reinitialize uninitialize uninitialized