"preinitialize" meaning in English

See preinitialize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: preinitializes [present, singular, third-person], preinitializing [participle, present], preinitialized [participle, past], preinitialized [past]
Etymology: pre- + initialize Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|initialize}} pre- + initialize Head templates: {{en-verb}} preinitialize (third-person singular simple present preinitializes, present participle preinitializing, simple past and past participle preinitialized)
  1. (transitive, computing) To preprepare (a data structure, etc.) so that it is ready to be initialized. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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