Initialize vs. Initial — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Initialize and Initial
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Initialize
To set (a starting value of a variable).
Initial
In a written or published work, an initial or drop cap is a letter at the beginning of a word, a chapter, or a paragraph that is larger than the rest of the text. The word is derived from the Latin initialis, which means standing at the beginning.
Initialize
To prepare (a computer or a printer) for use; boot.
Initial
Of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first
Took the initial step toward peace.
Initialize
To format (a storage medium, such as a disk).
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Initial
Designating the first letter or letters of a word.
Initialize
To assign initial values to something
Initial
The first letter of a proper name.
Initialize
(computing) To assign an initial value to a variable
Initial
Initials The first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit
Stationery monogrammed with her initials.
Initialize
(computing) To format a storage medium prior to use
Initial
The first letter of a word.
Initialize
(computing) To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use
Initial
A large, often highly decorated letter set at the beginning of a chapter, verse, or paragraph.
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.
Initial
To mark or sign with initials, especially for purposes of authorization or approval.
Initialize
Assign an initial value to a computer program
Initial
Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods.
The initial stages of a syndrome may differ vastly from the final symptoms.
Initialize
Divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data;
Please format this disk before entering data!
Initial
Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
The initial letter of names is usually printed with a capital letter.
Initial
The first letter of a word or a name.
Initial
In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit.
You can get your initials printed at the top.
Initial
A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
Initial
(phonology) onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
Initial
(transitive) To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom.
Initial
Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the commencement; incipient; commencing; as, the initial symptoms of a disease.
Initial
Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a list or series; as, the initial letters of a name.
Initial
The first letter of a word or a name.
Initial
To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials.
Initial
The first letter of a word (especially a person's name);
He refused to put the initials FRS after his name
Initial
Mark with one's initials
Initial
Occurring at the beginning;
Took the initial step toward reconciliation
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