alustaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- format noun The way something is laid out or presented — its structure, style, or arrangement.
- initialize verb To assign initial values to something.
Senses
alustaa is used for these senses in English:
- format (computing) To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.
- initialize (computing) To format a storage medium prior to use.
- initialize (computing) To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use.
format — full definition
- noun The way something is laid out or presented — its structure, style, or arrangement.
- noun The specific type or structure a computer file is saved in.
- verb To arrange text or a document so it looks a certain way.
- verb To erase a storage device and prepare it for new data.
initialize — full definition
- verb To assign initial values to something.
- verb To assign an initial value to a variable.
- verb To format a storage medium prior to use.
- verb To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use.