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Initialization vs Deinitialize - What's the difference?

initialization | deinitialize |

As a noun initialization

is the process of preparing something to begin.

As a verb deinitialize is

to release any resources that were allocated to (some object or process) as part of initialization.

initialization

English

(wikipedia initialization)

Alternative forms

* initialisation (UK spelling)

Noun

(US spelling)
  • (uncountable) The process of preparing something to begin.
  • (countable) An act of preparing something to begin.
  • (programming) An assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable

    • Related terms

    * lazy initialisation

    deinitialize

    English

    Verb

    (deinitializ)
  • (computing) To release any resources that were allocated to (some object or process) as part of initialization.

    • Derived terms

    * deinitialization