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initialize

To start anew, which typically involves clearing all or some part of memory or disk.


initialize [i′nish·ə‚līz]
(computer science)
To set counters, switches, and addresses to zero or other starting values at the beginning of, or at prescribed points in, a computer routine.
To begin an operation, and more specifically, to adjust the environment to the required starting configuration.


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This study presents results from an experiment conducted to measure the impact of locally initializing an atmospheric computer model on the model's ability to predict precipitation.
With her crude swathes and blobs, she has consistently sabotaged surfaces and forced outlandish correspondences, to the point where things are mucked up past the point of retrieval; which, in turn, functions as an initializing ground in her work.
The FIST-Vs most often provide inaccurate target locations because the FISTs have been initializing the TSCD incorrectly.
 
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