initialize
verb (used with object)
to set (variables, counters, switches, etc.) to their starting values at the beginning of a program or subprogram.
initialise
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a variation of
initialize.
Example Sentences
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And if you're concerned to be brief, just initialise, as with OMG.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2013
Our fancy supplies us, and there not being many, we will just initialise them all, and let he whom the cap fits put it on.
From Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities by Robert Smith Surtees
