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initialisation vs formatting

formatting vs initialisation

initialisation and formatting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
initialisation Yes No No No
formatting Yes No No No
As nouns, formatting is a hypernym of initialisation; that is, formatting is a word with a broader meaning than initialisation:
  • 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
  • formatting: the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
Other hypernyms of initialisation include data format, data formatting, format.
initialisation (noun) formatting (noun)
(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 the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
Difference between initialisation and formatting

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