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formatting vs initialisation

initialisation vs formatting

formatting and initialisation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
formatting Yes No No No
initialisation Yes No No No
As nouns, initialisation is a hyponym of formatting; that is, initialisation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than formatting:
  • formatting: the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
  • initialisation: (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 formatting include high-level formatting, initialization, low-level formatting.
formatting (noun) initialisation (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 formatting and initialisation

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