preinitialize

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verb

To preprepare (a data structure, etc.) so that it is ready to be initialized.

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Meanings

verbpreinitialize (third-person singular simple present preinitializes, present participle preinitializing, simple past and past participle preinitialized)

present singular third person preinitializes · participle present preinitializing · participle past preinitialized · past preinitialized

  1. transitivecomputingTo preprepare (a data structure, etc.) so that it is ready to be initialized.

Origin

From pre- + initialize.

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APA

preinitialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preinitialize

MLA

“preinitialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preinitialize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preinitialize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preinitialize.

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