initialization

• Существительное, обозначающее процесс подготовки жёсткого диска путём форматирования его секторов, чтобы операционная система могла получить к ним доступ, и установки начальной позиции.

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.

uncountable

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.

   Форматирование диска

   • 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.

   Synonymsformatformattinglow-level formatting

2. System startupB2formalIT

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

   Инициализация

   • 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.

   Synonymsbootbootstraplaunchstartup