uninitialized

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adjective

Not initialized.

OriginEnglish initialized ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveuninitialized (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot initialized.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishinitialized
  9. Englishuninitialized

From un- + initialized.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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