Formatting vs. Initialize — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Formatting and Initialize
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Definitions
Formatting➦
A plan for the organization and arrangement of a specified production.
Initialize➦
To set (a starting value of a variable).
Formatting➦
The material form or layout of a publication.
Initialize➦
To prepare (a computer or a printer) for use; boot.
Formatting➦
The arrangement of data for storage or display.
Initialize➦
To format (a storage medium, such as a disk).
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Formatting➦
A method for achieving such an arrangement.
Initialize➦
To assign initial values to something
Formatting➦
To plan or arrange in a specified form
They formatted the conference so that each speaker had less than 15 minutes to deliver a paper.
Initialize➦
(computing) To assign an initial value to a variable
Formatting➦
To divide (a disk) into marked sectors to allow for the storage of data.
Initialize➦
(computing) To format a storage medium prior to use
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Formatting➦
To determine the arrangement of (data) for storage or display.
Initialize➦
(computing) To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use
Formatting➦
The visual style of a document, including fonts, borders, etc.
Initialize➦
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.
Formatting➦
The code in a markup language which determines a document's format.
Initialize➦
Assign an initial value to a computer program
Formatting➦
Present participle of format
Initialize➦
Divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data;
Please format this disk before entering data!
Formatting➦
The organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
