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initialiser

initialiser is the alternative spelling of initializer.

Meaning of initializer

Noun

initializer (plural initializers)

  1. One who, or that which, initializes.
    1. A routine that prepares something for use.
      • Since C++11, the auto keyword is used to tell the compiler to deduce the actual type of a variable that is being declared from its initializer.2017, Wisnu Anggoro, Learning C++ Functional Programming, page 8

Forms of initialiser

pluralinitialisers

Origin of initialiser

From initialise + -er.

Questions about initialiser

What is initialiser the alternative spelling of?
Initialiser is the alternative spelling of initializer.

Words near initialiser in the dictionary

  1. initialings
  2. initialisation
  3. initialisations
  4. initialise
  5. initialised
  6. initialiser
  7. initialisers
  8. initialises
  9. initialising
  10. initialism
  11. initialisms

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