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Initialize vs Init - What's the difference?

initialize | init |

In computing|lang=en terms the difference between initialize and init

is that initialize is (computing) to prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use while init is (computing).

As verbs the difference between initialize and init

is that initialize is to assign initial values to something while init is (computing).

As a noun init is

(computing).

initialize

English

Alternative forms

* initialise

Verb

  • To assign initial values to something
  • (computing) To assign an initial value to a variable
  • (computing) To format a storage medium prior to use
  • (computing) To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use

    • init

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing)
    • After the sixth successive system init he had to concede that the database was corrupt.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (computing)
    • It actually only requires a few bytes to be zeroised to init the drive.
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