initialize
verb (used with object)
to set (variables, counters, switches, etc.) to their starting values at the beginning of a program or subprogram.
initializing
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present participleof initialize.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“Free trade is the way of the future,” Mr. Bush announced in San Antonio at an initializing ceremony for Nafta in 1992.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2018
The 4th Down Bot had barely finished initializing its new solenoid when the Steelers, trailing 32-27, kicked on fourth-and-goal at the Seattle 3 late in the fourth quarter.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2015
You have the choice of initializing and activating a new swap partition, activating a previously-initialized one, or doing without a swap partition.
From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by John Goerzen
This implies both finding the suitable model and initializing it to the given external reality 22.
From The Brain, A Decoded Enigma by Dorin Teodor Moisa
