initializer

ɪˈnɪʃəˌlaɪzə

Definition

Definition of initializer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

beginning

Rare

person or thing starting something

Rare

The initializer of the project was praised for their vision.

originator

starter

technology

TECH.

routine setting initial values in programming

TECH.

The initializer sets the variables to zero before the loop.

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Origin of initializer

English, initial (beginning) + ize (to make)

Examples of initializer in a sentence

As the initializer, she set the tone for the entire meeting.
An initializer is crucial for setting up the program's environment.
The initializer function was called at the start of the application.

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French:initiateur, initialiseur, ...
German:Initiator, Initialisierer, ...
Italian:iniziatore, inizializzatore, ...
Spanish:iniciador, inicializador, ...
Portuguese:iniciador, inicializador, ...
Chinese:发起者, 初始化器, ...
Japanese:開始者, イニシャライザ, ...
Arabic:مُبْدِئ, مُهَيِّئ, ...
Hebrew:מֵתְחִיל, מְאַתְחֵל, ...
Russian:инициатор, инициализатор, ...
Ukrainian:ініціатор, ініціалізатор, ...
Hindi:प्रारंभकर्ता, इनिशियलाइज़र, ...
Bengali:উদ্যোক্তা, ইনিশিয়ালাইজার, ...
Catalan:iniciador, inicialitzador, ...
Czech:zahajovatel, inicializátor, ...
Danish:initiativtager, initialisering, ...
Dutch:initiator, initializer, ...
Greek:πρωτοβουλιαστής, αρχικοποιητής, ...
Hungarian:kezdeményező, inicializáló, ...
Khmer:អ្នកផ្តើម, កម្មវិធីកំណត់តម្លៃដើម, ...
Korean:초기화자, ...
Persian:آغازگر, روتین مقداردهی اولیه, ...
Polish:inicjator, inicjalizator, ...
Portuguese (BR):iniciador, inicializador, ...
Romanian:inițiator, initializer, ...
Swedish:initiativtagare, initialiserare, ...
Thai:ผู้เริ่มต้น, ตัวตั้งค่าเริ่มต้น, ...
Turkish:başlatıcı, başlangıç ayarlayıcı, ...
Vietnamese:người khởi xướng, trình khởi tạo, ...

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