<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.
<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 definition
<operating system> (IML) Loading microcode into microcode
memory.
(1997-08-31)
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Initial Operational Test and Evaluation definition
<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 definition
<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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Initial Program Loader definition
<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 definition
SCSI initiator
Nearby terms:
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