Meanings
nouninitialisation (countable and uncountable, plural initialisations)
plural initialisations
- UKcountablenonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of initialization.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(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
Similar
low-level formattinginitialization
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with initialisation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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APA
initialisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/initialisation
MLA
“initialisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/initialisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “initialisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/initialisation.
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