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Initialize vs Stat - What's the difference?

initialize | stat |

As a verb initialize

is to assign initial values to something.

As a noun stat is

state.

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

    • stat

    English

    (wikipedia stat)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Immediately; now; usually used in medical situations, to connote extreme urgency.

    • Etymology 2

    Abbreviation.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Short for statistic.
  • Short for statistics.

    • Verb

  • (slang, gaming, transitive) To assign statistics to (a monster, etc. in a game).
    • If you stat it, they will kill it.

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