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data format vs initialization

initialization vs data format

data format and initialization both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
data format Yes No No No
initialization Yes No No No
As nouns, initialization is a hyponym of data format; that is, initialization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than data format:
  • data format: the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
  • initialization: (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
Other hyponyms of data format include high-level formatting, initialisation, low-level formatting.
data format (noun) initialization (noun)
the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
Difference between data format and initialization

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