init

/ˈɪn.ɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.74 in modern English

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noun

verb

contraction

"After the sixth successive system init he had to concede that the database was corrupt."
"It actually only requires a few bytes to be zeroised to init the drive."

Clipping of initialize or initialization.

inits (plural) inits (present, singular) initing (participle, present) inited (participle, past) inited (past)

innit

minute innit linnet spinet sinnet

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How do you pronounce init?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪn.ɪt/.

What does init mean?

Clipping of initialization.

Where does init come from?

Clipping of initialize or initialization.

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