initialism
— Noun
– English
～ an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; "HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language"
initialization
— Noun
– English
～ (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
initialize
— Verb
– English
～ divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"
initialize
— Verb
– English
～ assign an initial value to a computer program
initially
— Adverb
– English
～ at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange"
initiate
— Verb
– English
～ bring up a topic for discussion
initiate
— Verb
– English
～ bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
initiate
— Verb
– English
～ take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
initiate
— Verb
– English
～ set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"
initiate
— Verb
– English
～ accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
initiate
— Noun
– English
～ someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
initiate
— Noun
– English
～ someone new to a field or activity
initiate
— Noun
– English
～ people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
initiation
— Noun
– English
～ a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"
initiation
— Noun
– English
～ the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
initiation
— Noun
– English
～ an act that sets in motion some course of events
initiation
— Noun
– English
～ wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"
initiativ
— Noun
– Danish
～ egenskaben at kunne (el. lysten til at) igangsætte ...
initiativ
— Noun
– Danish
～ handling som sætter en række begivenheder el. akti ...
initiative
— Adjective
– English
～ serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"