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How to pronounce initialise in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms initialize
Type of determine, set
Type Words
Synonyms format, initialize
Type of divide, separate, split, carve up, split up, dissever
Derivation initialisation

Examples of initialise

initialise
Once the software is installed, it takes a few moments to set up and initialise the memory stick.
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  • Initialize: assign an initial value to a computer program
  • Format: divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"
  • (initialisation) low-level formatting: (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
  • Alternative spelling of initialize
  • To prepare a disk to receive data. A hard disk or a floppy disk must be initialised before it can be accessed.