1. (verb) assign an initial value to a computer program

• initialize

2. (verb) divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data

• format
• initialize

1. (verb) assign an initial value to a computer program

• determine
• set

2. (verb) divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data

• carve up
• dissever
• divide
• separate
• split
• split up

1. (verb) assign an initial value to a computer program

• initialisation
• initialization
• low-level formatting

2. (verb) divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data

• data format
• data format
• data formatting
• data formatting
• format
• format
• formatting
• formatting
• initialisation
• initialisation
• initialization
• initialization
• low-level formatting
• low-level formatting