Initialize vs Reset - What's the difference?
initialize | reset |
To assign initial values to something
(computing) To assign an initial value to a variable
(computing) To format a storage medium prior to use
(computing) To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use
To set back to the initial state.
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, title= To set to zero.
To adjust again after an initial failure.
An act of resetting to the initial state
Setting to zero
Something that is reset
A device, such as a button or switch, for resetting something.
(typography) That which is reset; printed matter set up again.
(Scots law) the crime of knowingly and dishonestly receiving stolen goods, or harbouring an outlaw.
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As verbs the difference between initialize and reset
is that initialize is to assign initial values to something while reset is to set back to the initial state.As a noun reset is
an act of resetting to the initial state.initialize
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Alternative forms
* initialiseVerb
reset
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Etymology 1
Verb
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