Meaning of INITIALIZE

Pronunciation:			i'nishul Iz
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[v]  divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" [v]  assign an initial value to a compute program
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	Synonyms:		format, initialise, initialise
	See Also:		carve up, determine, dissever, divide, separate, set, split, split up