initgame
<games> /in-it'gaym/ [IRC] An IRC version of the venerable trivia game
"20 questions", in which one user changes his nick to the initials of a famous
person or other named entity, and the others on the channel ask yes or no
questions, with the one to guess the person getting to be "it" next. As a
courtesy, the one picking the initials starts by providing a 4-letter hint of
the form sex, nationality, life-status, reality-status. For example, MAAR means
"Male, American, Alive, Real" (as opposed to "fictional"). Initgame can be
surprisingly addictive. See also hing.
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initialise
<programming> To give a variable its first value. This may be done
automatically by some languages or it may require explicit code by the
programmer. Some languages allow initialisation to be combined with variable
definition, e.g. in C:
int i = 0;
Failing to initialise a variable before using it is a common programming
error, but one which compilers and automatic
checkers like lint can easily detect.
(1997-06-08)
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Initial Microprogram Load
<operating system> (IML) Loading microcode into microcode memory.
(1997-08-31)
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Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
<testing> (IOT&E) The first phase of operational test and evaluation
conducted on pre-protectional items, prototypes, or pilot production items and
normally completed prior to the first major production decision. Conducted to
provide a valid estimate of expected system operational effectiveness and
suitability.
(1996-12-27)
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Initial Program Load
<operating system> (IPL) The procedure used to (re-)start a computer
system by copying the operating system kernel into main memory and running it.
Part of the boot sequence.
(1997-08-31)
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injection
Initial Program Loader
<operating system> (IPL) A bootstrap loader which loads the part of an
operating system needed to load the remainder of the operating system.
(1997-08-31)
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initiator
SCSI initiator
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