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initialize, v.|ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz|
[f. initial n. + -ize.]
1. rare.
a. intr. To use an initial or initials instead of the full name.
b. trans. To designate by an initial or initials.
1833T. Hook Widow & Marquess i, ‘Mrs. F.’ said Mr. Smith,—it was a way he had of initialising. 1837New Monthly Mag. L. 78 Nobody had successfully initialized, until L. E. L. arose. 1864Daily Tel. 28 June, Messrs. B―, R―, and J― (I will only initialise them) are already off on their yearly tour.
2. trans. (Computers.) To set to the value, or put in the condition, appropriate to the start of an operation. Const. to.
1957D. D. McCracken Digital Computer Programming xi. 146 [Instructions] 18 and 19 initialize the address of the instruction with which numbers are brought in from temporary storage. 1961N. Chapin Programming Computers for Business Applic. vii. 188 The failure..to initialize the switch would produce errors. 1963P. M. Sherman Programming & Coding Digital Computers vii. 124 Another data instruction..is used to ‘initialize’ the ADD instruction to its initial value. 1972Computer Jrnl. XV. 205/2 To trace from a base point P, the trace routine initialises A to the address of and M to the mode of the object pointed to by P and executes the following code.
So iˈnitialist (nonce-wd.), one who signs his initials instead of his full name; iˈnitialized ppl. a., iˈnitializing vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1823Blackw. Mag. XIV. 438 The blazon-loving herd of dowagers, and the more modest herd of initialists are acquitted with equal ease. 1957D. D. McCracken Digital Computer Programming vi. 75 The preliminary steps which set up the loop and are not repeated constitute the initializing section of the loop. 1968P. Wegner Programming Lang. iv. 234 Algol contains a small subset of..initialized identifiers. 1969Maisel & Wright Introd. Electronic Digital Computers v. 74 Initializing procedures may also provide for such things as changes in the withholding tax rates or the Social Security laws. 1971K. R. Britting Inertial Navigation Syst. Analysis i. 1 An appropriately initialized inertial navigation system is capable of continuous determination of vehicle position and velocity without use of external radiation or optical information. |