initialize
verb/ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz/
/ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz/
(British English also initialise)
(computing)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they initialize | /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz/ /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it initializes | /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪzɪz/ /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple initialized | /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪzd/ /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle initialized | /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪzd/ /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form initializing | /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- initialize something to make a computer program or system ready for use or format a disk
- The other option is to initialize the hard drive and reload all your programs.
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