initialization
noun
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- (programming) An assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable
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initialisation
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initiative
noun
/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
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- A beginning; a first move.
- A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
- The ability to act first or on one's own.
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initiative
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initial
noun
/ɪˈnɪʃəl/
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- The first letter of a word or a name.
- In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit.
- (typesetting, calligraphy) A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
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initiale,
lettrine,
première lettre
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- (phonology) onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
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initiale
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initial
adjective
/ɪˈnɪʃəl/
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- Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
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initial
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initiate
verb
/ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/
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/ɪˈnɪʃ.i.ət/
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/ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.eɪt/
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/ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.ət/
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- (transitive) To begin; to start.
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initier,
commencer,
démarrer
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initial
verb
/ɪˈnɪʃəl/
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- (transitive) To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
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parapher
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initiation
noun
/ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
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- The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
- 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.
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initiation
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initialism
noun
/ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/
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- (linguistics) A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
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sigle
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initialize
verb
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- To assign initial values to something.
- (computing) To assign an initial value to a variable.
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initialiser
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