'initialize' definitions:

Definition of 'initialize'

From: WordNet
verb
Assign an initial value to a computer program [syn: initialize, initialise]
verb
Divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" [syn: format, initialize, initialise]

Definition of 'initialize'

From: GCIDE
  • initialize \initialize\ v. t. 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. [WordNet 1.5]