initialize

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

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  1. transitive verb Computer Science To set (a starting value of a variable).
  2. transitive verb Computer Science To prepare (a computer or a printer) for use; boot.
  3. transitive verb Computer Science To format (a storage medium, such as a disk).

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  • My body tag has a onLoad attribute, which calls the initialize () function from my Javascript. —  ASP.NET Forums
  • Since part of the kernel's time budget is already spent waiting for hardware to initialize, and it can initialize more than one thing at a time, it's a more efficient use of time to have the kernel initialize the video hardware at the same time it does USB and ATA. —  doggdot.us
  • A callback on these tabs functions would be great, because I could call the initialize script after it's been loaded. —  Klaus Hartl - Stilbüro
  • Thanks for the input … I have tracked down the problem to a "Timing Issue" … when async: trueis configured the browser and scripts are "non-blocking" and all scheduled functions continue to run … due to the setTimout call in. initialize, the —  Klaus Hartl - Stilbüro
  • Hibernate. initialize (ps); classes. remove (ps. getKey ()); return obj; —  Netvouz - new bookmarks
 

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/ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz/
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