formatting vs initialization

formatting and initialization both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
formatting	Yes	No	No	No
initialization	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, initialization is a hyponym of formatting; that is, initialization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than formatting:

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 formatting include high-level formatting, initialisation, low-level formatting.

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

formatting vs initialization

formatting and initialization both are nouns.

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