initialise

Prepare for use

Initialise is the British spelling of initialize, meaning to set something to its starting state or prepare it for use.

The term appears most often in computing contexts, where you initialise variables, arrays, or systems before they can function properly: The program failed because the array wasn't initialised.

More broadly, it can mean to begin or set up any process or system from scratch.

computing

configure

Arrange for operation

load · reset · reboot · activate · deploy · execute · run · compile · debug · format

beginning

start

To set going

embark · inaugurate · kickoff · establish · introduce · create · found · open · activate · trigger

Opposites
process lifecycle

initialiseterminate

Bring to an end

finalize · end · close · conclude · stop

data state

initialiseclear

Without obstruction or fog

reset · wipe · erase · delete · deallocate

Family

initialize, initializes, initialized, initializing, reinitialize, initialised, initialisation, initialising, reinitialized

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