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deinitialize

deinitialize verb: to release any resources that were allocated to (some object or process) as part of initialization.

Verb

deinitialize (third-person singular simple present deinitializes, present participle deinitializing, simple past and past participle deinitialized)

  1. (transitive) To release any resources that were allocated to (some object or process) as part of initialization.

Forms of deinitialize

third-person singular presentdeinitializes
present participledeinitializing
past participledeinitialized
pastdeinitialized

Origin of deinitialize

From de- + initialize.

Words formed from deinitialize

Questions about deinitialize

What does deinitialize mean?
Deinitialize means to release any resources that were allocated to (some object or process) as part of initialization.
What part of speech is deinitialize?
Deinitialize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deinitialize?
The past tense of deinitialize is deinitialized.

Words near deinitialize in the dictionary

  1. deinfluencers
  2. deinfluences
  3. deinfluencing
  4. Deiniolen
  5. deinitialization
  6. deinitialize
  7. deinitialized
  8. deinitializes
  9. deinitializing
  10. deink
  11. deinked

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