initialization

Initialization (see English to initialize (initialize) ) means:

• the part of the booting or loading process of a computer program in which the memory space required for execution is reserved for the program and filled with start values, see initialization file
• In programming, the assignment of an initial value to an object or a variable
• In operating systems such as Virtual Memory System, the formatting of data media is also referred to as initialization

See also:

• initial
• Initialization list
• Initialization vector
• initiation

Wiktionary: initialization  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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