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Insertion vs Initialization - What's the difference?

insertion | initialization |

As nouns the difference between insertion and initialization

is that insertion is the act of inserting, or something inserted while initialization is (uncountable) the process of preparing something to begin.

insertion

English

(wikipedia insertion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of inserting, or something inserted.
  • (anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
  • (genetics) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.

    • Derived terms

    * leaf insertion

    Antonyms

    * (act of inserting) deletion * (anatomy) origin * (genetics) deletion

    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