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Initiation vs Initialization - What's the difference?

initiation | initialization |

As nouns the difference between initiation and initialization

is that initiation is the act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc while initialization is the process of preparing something to begin.

initiation

English

(wikipedia initiation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.
  • The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.

    • Related terms

    * initial * initiate * initiationism

    Synonyms

    * (act of initiating) beginning, start

    Antonyms

    * (act of initiating) conclusion, end

    initialization

    English

    (wikipedia initialization)

    Alternative forms

    * initialisation (UK spelling)

    Noun

    (US spelling)
  • (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

    • Related terms

    * lazy initialisation