initialization

== English == === Alternative forms === initialisation (non-Oxford British English) === Etymology === From initialize +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === === Noun === initialization (countable and uncountable, plural initializations) (American spelling, Oxford British English) (uncountable) The process of preparing something to begin. (countable) An act of preparing something to begin. (programming) An assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====