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data formatting vs initialization

initialization vs data formatting

data formatting and initialization both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
data formatting Yes No No No
initialization Yes No No No
As nouns, initialization is a hyponym of data formatting; that is, initialization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than data formatting:
  • data formatting: 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 formatting include high-level formatting, initialisation, low-level formatting.
data formatting (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 formatting and initialization

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