preinitialize

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pre- +‎ initialize

Verb[edit]

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.