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initialization in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Initialization may refer to: Booting, a process that starts computer operating systems Initialism,
Initialization
Input to a cryptographic primitive
cryptography, an initialization vector (IV) or starting variable is an input to a cryptographic primitive being used to provide the initial state. The IV
Initialization_vector
Technique for setting initial values of trainable parameters in a neural network
In deep learning, weight initialization or parameter initialization describes the initial step in creating a neural network. A neural network contains
Weight_initialization
Oversized first letter in a text block
In a written or published work, an initial is a letter at the beginning of a word, a chapter, or a paragraph that is larger than the rest of the text
Initial
Delay of a task until it is first needed
(multiton pattern) Using lazy initialization to instantiate the object the first time it is requested (lazy initialization pattern) The following is an
Lazy_initialization
Assignment of an initial value for variable
practice. The complement of initialization is finalization, which is primarily used for objects, but not variables. Initialization is done either by statically
Initialization (computer programming)
Initialization_(computer_programming)
Japanese manga series by Shūichi Shigeno and its franchise
Initial D (Japanese: 頭文字(イニシャル) D, Hepburn: Inisharu Dī) is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized
Initial_D
Approach to managing resources by tying them to object lifetime
acquisition must succeed for initialization to succeed. Thus, the resource is guaranteed to be held between when initialization finishes and finalization
Resource acquisition is initialization
Resource_acquisition_is_initialization
Specification that describes parts of firmware
The Platform Initialization Specification (PI Specification) is a specification published by the Unified EFI Forum that describes the internal interfaces
UEFI_Platform_Initialization
Lazy-loaded singleton
the class goes through initialization. Since the class does not have any static variables to initialize, the initialization completes trivially. The
Initialization-on-demand holder idiom
Initialization-on-demand_holder_idiom
Configuration file format
configuration files comes from the filename extension INI, short for initialization, used in the MS-DOS operating system, which popularized this method
INI_file
Temporary root file system loaded during boot of Linux
In Linux systems, initrd (initial ramdisk) is a scheme for loading a temporary root file system into memory, to be used as part of the Linux startup process
Initial_ramdisk
Handshape sign for finger spelling in the sign language
a 'C' handshape, and "family" with an 'F' handshape. In other cases initialization is required for disambiguation, though the signs are not semantically
Initialized_sign
Cryptography algorithm
initialization vector (IV), for each encryption operation. The IV must be non-repeating, and for some modes must also be random. The initialization vector
Block cipher mode of operation
Block_cipher_mode_of_operation
Type of securities offering in which a private company goes public
An initial public offering (IPO) or stock launch is a public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also
Initial_public_offering
Time period of seeming infinite density just after the Big Bang
The initial singularity or the Big Bang singularity is a simplified model for the origin of the universe, obtained by extrapolating the Big Bang model
Initial_singularity
Software library by AMD
Initialization (PI) on mainboards using their AMD64 architecture. As part of the BIOS of such mainboards, AGESA is responsible for the initialization
AGESA
Programming technique to restrict a class to a single instance
This initialization is guaranteed (since C++11) to be thread-safe without needing manual locks, through function-local static initialization. The Meyers
Singleton_pattern
An initial conference is one of the first steps of the discovery process in a civil case. In the U.S. federal court system, initial conferences are governed
Initial_conference
Abbreviation consisting of initial letters of a phrase
abbreviation formed using the initial letters of a multi-word name or phrase. Acronyms are often spelled with the initial letter of each word in all caps
Acronym
Design pattern in computer programming
pattern: lazy initialization; a virtual proxy; a ghost, and a value holder. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. With lazy initialization, the object
Lazy_loading
Computer program that runs as a background process
Research Unix and BSD starts daemons from an initialization script. A daemon started as a command in an initialization script must either fork a child process
Daemon_(computing)
British business services company
Rentokil Initial plc is a British business services group based in Crawley, England. It was founded in 1925 as a pest-control business. It subsequently
Rentokil_Initial
Filaments in the skin of algae and fungi
Reproductive initials, or gonidial initials, are filaments below the cuticle surface of algae and fungi which give rise to the bulbs of spore-producing
Reproductive_initials
1968 studio album by Serge Gainsbourg
Initials B.B. is a 1968 studio album by Serge Gainsbourg. It was originally released by Philips Records. In 2010, the French edition of Rolling Stone named
Initials_B.B.
Parameter in differential equations and dynamical systems
existence of any accurate regularities. We call these initial conditions. Boundary condition Initialization vector, in cryptography Wigner, Eugene P. (1960)
Initial_condition
Topics referred to by the same term
Initial may also refer to: Initial (linguistics), part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology Rentokil Initial,
Initial_(disambiguation)
2026 American company IPO
The initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX, an American aerospace and artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk in 2002, occurred on June
Initial public offering of SpaceX
Initial_public_offering_of_SpaceX
Authenticated encryption mode for block ciphers
unique initialization vector for every encryption performed with the same key (see stream cipher attack). For any given key and initialization vector
Galois/Counter_Mode
Software design pattern
implementing "lazy initialization" in a multi-threaded environment, especially as part of the Singleton pattern. Lazy initialization avoids initializing a value
Double-checked_locking
Initial stability or primary stability is the resistance of a boat to small changes in the difference between the vertical forces applied on its two sides
Initial_stability
Technical specification for firmware architecture
loaders to defer the UEFI initialization to the kernel's EFI boot stub, so that only the kernel does the UEFI initialization.[needs update] In addition
UEFI
Abbreviation Term Notes IAC instrument approach chart IAF initial approach fix IAN Integrated Approach Navigation IAN approaches provide the functions
List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical abbreviations
List_of_aviation,_avionics,_aerospace_and_aeronautical_abbreviations
Mathematical object
In mathematics, an initial algebra is an initial object in the category of F-algebras for a given endofunctor F. This initiality provides a general framework
Initial_algebra
1999 EP by Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley, also known as The Initial Friend EP, is the first release by Los Angeles–based rock band Rilo Kiley. It was initially released independently
The_Initial_Friend
Sound change
between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Initial dropping is a sound change whereby the first consonants of words are dropped
Initial_dropping
Open-source computer firmware
Also, the Cache-as-RAM mode initialization is specific to CPU architectures, thus more generic than DRAM initialization, which is specific to each chipset
Coreboot
Idea that small causes can have large effects
In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions in which a small change in one state of a deterministic nonlinear
Butterfly_effect
United States historic place
Initial Rock, also known as Name Rock, in the Medora Ranger District of the Little Missouri National Grassland, near Medora, North Dakota, was listed
Initial_Rock
Command language for modems
g. AT&F&D2&C1S0=0X4. Most modem software supported a user-supplied initialization string, which was typically a long concatenated AT command that was
Hayes_AT_command_set
Syntactic ambiguity in C++
prior to C++11, which introduced an alternative syntax called uniform initialization that uses braces {} instead of parentheses (), avoiding the syntactic
Most_vexing_parse
Auto-configuration mechanism used by PCI
through the PCI controller using the per slot or per device IDSEL (Initialization Device Select) signals. When the computer is powered on, the PCI bus(es)
PCI_configuration_space
2011 edition of the C++ programming language standard
int will initialize it to the given parameter. It can also use constructor or uniform initialization, instead of the assignment initialization shown above
C++11
This is a list of episodes for the anime series Initial D. Episodes in First Stage are numbered as Acts. Second Stage episodes are numbered by Acts, but
List_of_Initial_D_episodes
Message authentication code algorithm
{\displaystyle P_{1}'} , flip the corresponding bit in the initialization vector to produce the initialization vector I V 1 ′ {\displaystyle IV_{1}'} . It follows
CBC-MAC
surveying, an initial point is a datum (a specific point on the surface of the earth) that marks the beginning point for a cadastral survey. The initial point
Initial_point
Repetition of consonant sounds in literature
Alliteration is the repetition of syllable-initial consonant sounds between nearby words, or of syllable-initial vowels if the syllables in question do not
Alliteration
Machine learning technique useful for dimensionality reduction
initialization are not universal. The best initialization method depends on the geometry of the specific dataset. Principal component initialization was
Self-organizing_map
2005 compilation album by Jay Chou
Initial J is the first greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, released on 31 August 2005 by Sony Music Japan and Alfa Music. It features each
Initial_J
Type of kernel induced by artificial neural networks
chosen i.i.d. according to any mean-zero distribution. This random initialization of θ {\displaystyle \theta } induces a distribution over f ( x ; θ )
Neural_tangent_kernel
Set of execution startup routines linked into a C program
Runtime system "The C Runtime Initialization, crt0.o". embecosm.com. 2010. Retrieved 2013-12-30. "Program initialization: Creating a C library". osdev
Crt0
Premier of Quebec since 2026
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (born February 17, 1977), commonly known by his initials PSPP, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, and media personality who has served
Paul_St-Pierre_Plamondon
Coreboot distribution with no proprietary code
Libreboot performs the basic machine setup such as CPU initialization or memory controller initialization necessary to load and run a 32-bit or 64-bit operating
Libreboot
Computer memory management methodology
new and delete Memory arena Scratch buffer Resource acquisition is initialization, the pattern of tying an object's ownership of resources to its lifetime
Manual_memory_management
Algorithm for finding zeros of functions
root, then Newton's method may fail to converge no matter where the initialization is set. In some cases, Newton's method can be stabilized by using successive
Newton's_method
American record label
Initial Records was an independent record label in Louisville, Kentucky, that was founded in 1992. The label released music by Falling Forward, Boysetsfire
Initial_Records
Single-use value in secure communications
communications cannot be reused in replay attacks. Nonces can also be useful as initialization vectors and in cryptographic hash functions. A nonce is an arbitrary
Cryptographic_nonce
Military logistics terms
Initial operating capability or initial operational capability (IOC) is the state achieved when a capability is available in its minimum usefully deployable
Initial_operating_capability
IEEE standard for wireless networks
results are much lower. Development of the 802.11be amendment began with an initial draft in March 2021 and was approved by IEEE-SA under the designation IEEE
Wi-Fi_7
1987 studio album by Front Line Assembly
The Initial Command is the first full-length studio album released by Canadian industrial band Front Line Assembly, released in 1987 through Belgian label
The_Initial_Command
European research fellowships
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA; named after Marie Curie) are major research fellowships created by the European Union / European Commission to
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Marie_Skłodowska-Curie_Actions
This is a list of FM radio stations in the United States having call signs beginning with the letters KQ through KS. Low-power FM radio stations, those
List of FM radio stations in the United States by call sign (initial letters KQ–KS)
List_of_FM_radio_stations_in_the_United_States_by_call_sign_(initial_letters_KQ–KS)
This is a list of AM radio stations in the United States having call signs beginning with the letters WT to WZ. North American call sign
List of AM radio stations in the United States by call sign (initial letters WT–WZ)
List_of_AM_radio_stations_in_the_United_States_by_call_sign_(initial_letters_WT–WZ)
This is a list of FM radio stations in the United States having call signs beginning with the letters KD through KF. Low-power FM radio stations, those
List of FM radio stations in the United States by call sign (initial letters KD–KF)
List_of_FM_radio_stations_in_the_United_States_by_call_sign_(initial_letters_KD–KF)
In mathematical analysis, initialization of the differintegrals is a topic in fractional calculus, a branch of mathematics dealing with derivatives of
Initialized fractional calculus
Initialized_fractional_calculus
Software specification for avionics
modes: COLD_START and WARM_START: Only the initialization process is executed, NORMAL: The initialization process is stopped, and the other partition
ARINC_653
Windows NT kernel image
published by Microsoft) that calls the architecture-independent kernel initialization subroutines. The kernel is compiled using a static copy of the C Runtime
Ntoskrnl.exe
List of FM radio stations in the US (WA–WC)
This is a list of FM radio stations in the United States having call signs beginning with the letters WA through WC. Low-power FM radio stations, those
List of FM radio stations in the United States by call sign (initial letters WA–WC)
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American venture capital fund
Initialized Capital is a venture capital fund founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco. It was founded by Alexis Ohanian, Harj Taggar, and Garry
Initialized_Capital
Physical theory of the cosmos
called the early hot and dense initial state the "primeval atom" while Gamow called the material "ylem". How the initial state of the universe originated
Big_Bang
Vector quantization algorithm minimizing the sum of squared deviations
the Forgy method of initialization is preferable. A comprehensive study by Celebi et al., however, found that popular initialization methods such as Forgy
K-means_clustering
Proposal concerning the state of the universe prior to the Planck epoch
who first proposed it in 1983. The concept can also be considered as an initial condition for models of quantum cosmology. The Hartle-Hawking proposal
Hartle–Hawking_proposal
This is a list of AM radio stations in the United States having call signs beginning with the letters WG to WM. North American call sign
List of AM radio stations in the United States by call sign (initial letters WG–WM)
List_of_AM_radio_stations_in_the_United_States_by_call_sign_(initial_letters_WG–WM)
This is a list of FM radio stations in the United States having call signs beginning with the letters KK through KM. Low-power FM radio stations, those
List of FM radio stations in the United States by call sign (initial letters KK–KM)
List_of_FM_radio_stations_in_the_United_States_by_call_sign_(initial_letters_KK–KM)
1592–1598 Japanese invasions of Korea
(Korean: 임진왜란; Hanja: 壬辰倭亂) was a series of two Japanese invasions of Korea: an initial invasion in 1592 also individually called the "Imjin War", a brief truce
Imjin_War
Communications protocol
acknowledged. Set initialization mode (SIM) command This rarely-implemented command is used to perform some secondary-specific initialization, such as downloading
High-Level_Data_Link_Control
Application framework for Java platform
applications. The application can still be adjusted for specific needs, but the initial Spring Boot project provides a preconfigured "opinionated view" of the
Spring_Boot
Type of anti-riot unit in prisons
An initial reaction force (IRF), also known as an internal reaction force, or extreme reaction force (ERF) to inmates, is a type of small-scale riot squad
Initial_reaction_force
This is a list of FM radio stations in the United States having call signs beginning with the letters WW through WZ. Low-power FM radio stations, those
List of FM radio stations in the United States by call sign (initial letters WW–WZ)
List_of_FM_radio_stations_in_the_United_States_by_call_sign_(initial_letters_WW–WZ)
C++ compiler optimization eliminating unnecessary copying of objects
result, copy-initialization is usually equivalent to direct-initialization in terms of performance, but not in semantics; copy-initialization still requires
Copy_elision
Trusted execution environment subsystem that runs on AMD microprocessors
processor, which is responsible for some hardware initialization tasks (such as DRAM initialization) in the boot process. In 2019, a Berlin-based security
AMD Platform Security Processor
AMD_Platform_Security_Processor
Hacker selling access to hacked computers
Initial access brokers (or IABs) are cyber threat actors who specialize in gaining unauthorized access to computer networks and systems and then selling
Initial_access_broker
Italian sportswear brand
Coggiola, Italy. Fila Korea acquired the brand in 2007 and launched its initial public offering (IPO) on the Korea Exchange in September 2010. Fila's current
Fila
Slovak football club
Komárom, Kingdom of Hungary in the main hall of the town hall by the initialization of András Beliczay. The team's colours are purple and white. The motto
KFC_Komárno
This is a list of AM radio stations in the United States having call signs beginning with the letters KA to KF. North American call sign
List of AM radio stations in the United States by call sign (initial letters KA–KF)
List_of_AM_radio_stations_in_the_United_States_by_call_sign_(initial_letters_KA–KF)
EU ATEX Directive on workplaces with an explosive atmosphere
workplaces and equipment used in explosive atmospheres. The name is an initialization of the term ATmosphères EXplosives (French for "explosive atmospheres")
ATEX_directives
Free software implementation of Open Firmware
provided by OpenBIOS rely on additional lower-level firmware for hardware initialization, such as coreboot or Das U-Boot. Open Firmware implements the IEEE 1275-1994
OpenBIOS
sources: "List of television stations in the United States by call sign" initial letter W – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2026)
List of television stations in the United States by call sign (initial letter W)
List_of_television_stations_in_the_United_States_by_call_sign_(initial_letter_W)
Programming language
common in dynamic languages: Optional concise variable declaration and initialization through type inference (x := 0 instead of var x int = 0; or var x =
Go_(programming_language)
1980 studio album by BA Robertson
Initial Success is the third studio album by Scottish musician BA Robertson, released on 7 March 1980 by Asylum Records. The album peaked at number 32
Initial_Success
In programming, a special method executed during object destruction
acquiring resources during initialization and releasing them during finalization; this is known as resource acquisition is initialization (RAII). This ensures
Finalizer
Software
toolkit written by Daniel J. Bernstein as an alternative to other system initialization and process supervision tools, such as init. Some of the features of
Daemontools
Planned IPO of the AI company Anthropic
Anthropic, an American artificial intelligence company, is planning an initial public offering in November 2026. The IPO could raise up to $100 billion
Initial public offering of Anthropic
Initial_public_offering_of_Anthropic
Method of improving artificial neural network
thought to tackle internal covariate shift, a problem where parameter initialization and changes in the distribution of the inputs of each layer affect the
Batch_normalization
Process of starting a computer
stripped-down version of U-Boot, and the SPL would do some initial hardware configuration (e.g. DRAM initialization using CPU cache as RAM) and load the larger, fully
Booting
This is a list of AM radio stations in the United States having call signs beginning with the letters KT to KZ. North American call sign
List of AM radio stations in the United States by call sign (initial letters KT–KZ)
List_of_AM_radio_stations_in_the_United_States_by_call_sign_(initial_letters_KT–KZ)
A large number of authors choose to use some form of initials in their name when it appears in their literary work. This includes some of the most famous
List_of_literary_initials
Australian air station
October 2006. No. 2 Initial Training School was formed as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme. New recruits were posted to an Initial Training School to
RAAF_Bradfield_Park
Process by which people are asked to respond to an invitation
RSVP is an initialism derived from the French phrase "répondez s'il vous plaît", meaning "please respond" (literally "respond if it pleases you"). It is
RSVP
Algorithm in data mining
procedure to initialize the cluster centers before proceeding with the standard k-means optimization iterations. With the k-means++ initialization, the algorithm
K-means++
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