reinitialization

noun

A process of initializing again.

OriginEnglish initialization ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounreinitialization (plural reinitializations)

plural reinitializations

  1. A process of initializing again.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishinitialization
  7. Englishreinitialization

From re- + initialization.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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