初しょ期き化か

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

initialization (of a variable)

Computing term: setting a variable to its initial value before use.

• プログラムの最さい初しょで変へん数すうを初しょ期き化かする。

  Initialize the variable at the beginning of the program.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

formatting (a disk); initialization (of a disk)

Computing term: preparing a disk for use by creating a file system, which erases existing data.

• USBメモリを使つかう前まえに初しょ期き化かしてください。

  Please format the USB flash drive before using it.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

initialization (of a device); factory reset

Computing/electronics: restoring a device to its original factory settings, often erasing user data.

• スマホの調ちょう子しが悪わるいので初しょ期き化かした。

  My smartphone was acting up, so I did a factory reset.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

reprogramming

Biochemistry: resetting cellular identity, e.g., inducing pluripotency. Rare outside specialized contexts.

• iPS細さい胞ぼうは体たい細さい胞ぼうを初しょ期き化かして作つくられる。

  iPS cells are created by reprogramming somatic cells.