initialization

• Substantiv, das den Vorgang bezeichnet, bei dem eine Festplatte durch Formatieren ihrer Sektoren so vorbereitet wird, dass das Betriebssystem auf sie zugreifen kann, und eine Anfangsposition gesetzt wird. Allgemein auch die Vorbereitung, Einrichtung oder Inbetriebnahme eines Systems, Programms oder Geräts.

A noun referring to the process of preparing a hard disk drive by formatting its sectors so that the operating system can access them, and setting a starting position.

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1. Disk formattingB2formalIT

   The process of preparing a hard disk drive by formatting its sectors so that the operating system can read and write data to it, including setting a starting position.

   Festplattenformatierung

   • The initialization of the new hard drive took several minutes.
   • Before using the disk, you must perform a full initialization.
   • The system failed during the initialization of the storage device.

   Synonymeformatformattinglow-level formatting

2. System startupB2formalIT

   The process of setting a system or program to a starting state, preparing it for operation.

   Initialisierung

   • The software initialization begins when you press the power button.
   • During initialization, the program loads its configuration files.
   • The initialization sequence must complete before the application is ready.

   Synonymebootbootstraplaunchstartup