initialise

ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz

Definition of initialise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

setup

set up or prepare for use

They initialise the software before deployment.

initialize

set up

technology

TECH.

assign an initial value to a computer program

TECH.

The developer had to initialise the variables.

configure

initialize

set up

disk formatting

TECH.

divide a disk into marked sectors for data storage

TECH.

You need to initialise the disk before use.

format

partition

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Origin of initialise

Latin, initium (beginning) + -ise (to make)

Examples of initialise in a sentence

You need to initialise the device before using it.
You need to initialise the system before use.
The technician will initialise the software settings.
It's essential to initialise the drive for proper function.
The technician will initialise the system to ensure compatibility.

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French:initialiser, ...
German:initialisieren, ...
Italian:inizializzare, ...
Spanish:inicializar, ...
Portuguese:inicializar, ...
Chinese:初始化, 设定初值, ...
Japanese:初期化する, 割り当てる, ...
Arabic:هَيَّأَ, ضَبَطَ القِيمَة الاِفْتِتاحِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:לְאַתְחֵל, לְהַקְצוֹת עֵרֶךְ רִאשׁוֹנִי, ...
Russian:инициализировать, ...
Ukrainian:ініціалізувати, ...
Hindi:तैयार करना, प्रारंभिक मान देना, ...
Bengali:প্রস্তুত করা, আরম্ভিকরণ করা, ...
Catalan:inicialitzar, configurar, ...
Czech:inicializovat, připravit, ...
Danish:initialisere, formatere, ...
Dutch:initialiseren, ...
Greek:αρχικοποιώ, θέτω αρχική τιμή, ...
Hungarian:inicializálni, kezdeti értékre állítani, ...
Khmer:ចាប់ផ្តើមកំណត់រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ, កំណត់តម្លៃដំបូង, ...
Korean:초기화하다, 할당하다, ...
Persian:مقداردهی اولیه کردن, مقداردهی اولیه کرد, ...
Polish:inicjalizować, zainicjować, ...
Portuguese (BR):inicializar, ...
Romanian:a inițializa, a seta, ...
Swedish:initiera, ...
Thai:ตั้งค่าเริ่มต้น, กำหนดค่าเริ่มต้น, ...
Turkish:başlatmak, ...
Vietnamese:khởi tạo, thiết lập ban đầu, ...

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