Reinitializers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Entities or mechanisms that restore something to its original state ; devices or processes used to begin again or reset systems ; agents that prepare or restart functions to their initial conditions
2. Components or individuals responsible for setting systems or conditions back to their starting points ; tools or operators that reestablish original parameters ; instruments or actors involved in restarting or refreshing operations from scratch
3. Elements or operators that bring things back to a starting point or original setup ; apparatus or persons that facilitate resetting functions or conditions ; means by which initial configurations or states are restored to enable a fresh start

Etymology: "Reinitializers" is simply "reinitializer" with the plural ending "-s". A reinitializer is a device or piece of code that sets a system back to its starting state. The word is built from "re-", meaning again, and "initializer", a thing that sets up initial values. "Initializer" in turn comes from "initialize", formed from "initial" and the suffix "-ize", which turns a noun or adjective into a verb meaning to make or bring into a certain state. "Initial" traces back through Latin "initialis", from "initium", a beginning, which is built from "inire", to go into or enter. The root sense is therefore a going in at the start of something. The "-ize" suffix came into English through Old French and Late Latin, and "initialize" appeared in computing contexts as the field grew, so the technical sense is much more recent than the Latin stock behind it.

Synonyms: resetters, rebooters, restarters, relaunchers, recommencers

Antonyms: continuers, maintainers, preservers, sustainers, keepers