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Verb: initialize  i'nishul Iz
  1. Assign an initial value to a computer program
    - initialise [Brit]
     
  2. Divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
    - format, initialise [Brit]

Derived forms: initialized, initializes, initializing

See also: initialization

Type of: carve up, determine, dissever, divide, separate, set, split, split up

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