Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

initialize

/ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
ini-tial-ize
IPA
/ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To assign initial values to something.

American usage

verb

To assign an initial value to a variable.

American usage

verb

To format a storage medium prior to use.

American usage

verb

To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use.

American usage

verb

To reduce (a phrase) to an initialism, or a word to its initial.

American usage; Dated

Etymology

From initial + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

initializes (present, singular) initializing (participle, present) initialized (participle, past) initialized (past) initialise (alternative)

Derived Forms

deinitialize initializable initialization initializer noninitialized preinitialize reinitialize uninitialize uninitialized

Synonyms

format initialise

Questions

How do you pronounce initialize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz/.
What does initialize mean?
To assign initial values to something.
Where does initialize come from?
From initial + -ize.

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