deinitialize

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verb

To release any resources that were allocated to (some object or process) as part of initialization.

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Meanings

verbdeinitialize (third-person singular simple present deinitializes, present participle deinitializing, simple past and past participle deinitialized)

present singular third person deinitializes · participle present deinitializing · participle past deinitialized · past deinitialized

  1. transitivecomputingTo release any resources that were allocated to (some object or process) as part of initialization.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
uninitialize

Origin

From de- + initialize.

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Cite this entry
APA

deinitialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deinitialize

MLA

“deinitialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deinitialize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deinitialize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deinitialize.

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