initializer

One who, or that which, initializes.

Noun

  1. One who, or that which, initializes.

    1. (programming) A routine that prepares something for use.

      • Since C++11, the auto keyword is used to tell the compiler to deduce the actual type of a variable that is being declared from its initializer. - 2017, Wisnu Anggoro, Learning C++ Functional Programming, page 8:

Origin

From initialize + -er.

Forms

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