initialize

v. t.

1.

to assign an initial value to (a variable or set of variables in a computer program); as, many bugs are caused by a failure to initialize variables.

Verb	1.	initialize - assign an initial value to a computer program Synonyms: initialise
	2.	initialize - divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" Synonyms: initialise, format

determine, initialisation, initialise, initialization, low-level formatting, set