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init

init

1 8.9
A process that starts a computer system during startup
  • noun
  • /ɪˈnɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : inicialización
  • During the installation process, the system executes an init command to configure the settings for first-time users.
  • init system

Examples

  • 4) Init is the set of initial states (modes).

    Academic text (2010)

  • MIT Person inherits the init method from Person.

  • Furthermore, the interface for SHCTableViewDragAddNew is simplicity itself, with a single init method and nothing more.

    Blog text (31)

  • I hope the next versions will provide normal init runlevels so that if something goes wrong, it can be fixed in a classic manner, and I hope all will also be more consistent.

    Blog text (19)

  • You'll use an SHCTableViewCell as a placeholder once again, and create the gesture recognizer within the init method.

    Blog text (31)

  • To ensure the software runs correctly, you must define an init function that initializes all required parameters.

  • The programmer explained that the init method must be called before any other functions to set up the environment.

Synonyms

startup
vsinit
22 3.4

The act of starting a machine, process, or system

is the specific setup command run to prepare the system for operation
initialization
vsinit
  • Specialized
4 6.9

Preparing a computer, program, or device so it is ready to use

is a specific command run during system startup
initializer
vsinit
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A program or device that sets values to their starting state in computers

is the command or process that performs that setup
preinstruction
vsinit
  • Specialized
8.3

A short command run before a program to set up hardware and software

is the general startup command run during system boot

How Complex

booter
  • Specialized
8.1
init
  • Specialized
1 8.9

Surface Forms

init singular
initi plural

Etymology

Init comes from the Latin initium, which means 'beginning'. In computers, init is the very first process that runs when a system starts, so it is literally the system's 'beginning'.