(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
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initialization::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | initialisation, low-level formatting |
| Type of | data format, data formatting, format, formatting |
| Derivation | initialize |
Examples of initialization
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The Linux startup process is the process of Linux-operating system initialization.
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This purges all the encrypted data, and starts the initialization process.
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A code XML file has an initialization code block, scripts, and triggers.
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The initialization variable for this decryption is a hard coded constant.
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During pairing, an initialization key or master key is generated, using the E22 algorithm.
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Performs orderly initialization and shutdown of the AVCATT system.
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Care is required to manage the use of initialization properly.
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After initialization, the servlet can service client requests.
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Existing Maps API developers need only to add a single line of JavaScript to their initialization code.
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- 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
- (initialize) assign an initial value to a computer program
- (initialize) format: divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"
- Initialization in computing, is the setting (or "formatting") of a variable to some initial value, either by statically embedding the value at compile time, or else by assignment at run time. ...
- In computer programming, initialization is the assignment of an initial value for a data object. The way how initialization is performed depends on programming language, as well as type, storage class, etc., of an object to be initialized.
- The process of preparing something to begin; An act of preparing something to begin
- (initialize) To set counters, switches, addresses or contents of storage to zero or another starting value at the beginning of or at prescribed points in the operation of a computer routine.
- (Initialize) A means of preparing a disk to receive information by organizing its surface into tracts and sectors; same as formatting a disk. Initializing a disk that already holds information will erase the information.
- (Initialize) Set a variable to a starting value.
