transitive verb. To set (a starting value of a variable).

transitive verb. To prepare (a computer or a printer) for use; boot.

transitive verb. To format (a storage medium, such as a disk).

To designate by initials instead of by the full name.

To use an initial or initials (instead of one's full name).

transitive verb. to assign an initial value to (a variable or set of variables in a computer program).

verb. To assign initial values to something

verb. To assign an initial value to a variable

verb. To format a storage medium prior to use

verb. To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use

verb. divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data

verb. assign an initial value to a computer program

"My body tag has a onLoad attribute, which calls the initialize () function from my Javascript."

carve up  determine  dissever  divide  separate  

initialized  initializes  initializing