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Initialization

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low-level formattingnoun(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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low-level formattingnoun(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
initiatenoun(transitive) To begin; to start.
initializernoun(programming) A routine that prepares something for use.
initialisationnounNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of initialization. [(uncountable) The process of preparing something to begin.]
startupnounA new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.
startnounThe beginning of an activity.
restartnounThe act of starting something again.
rebootnoun(computing) An instance of rebooting.
bootstrappingnounThe process by which something is bootstrapped.
bootupnoun(computing) The process of booting up.
bootablenoun(computing) A disk or other medium from which the system can be booted.
initnoun(computing) Clipping of initialization. [(uncountable) The process of preparing something to begin.]
bootingnoun(computing) The act by which a computer is booted.
rtnnounInitialism of random telegraph noise. [Synonym of burst noise.]
bootnoun(footwear) A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
seednoun(countable, agriculture) Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
preinitializationnoun(computing) A phase prior to initialization, when something is preinitialized.
startingverbThe act of something that starts.
beginningnoun(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
initionnoun(obsolete) initiation; beginning

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