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In [[computer programming]], '''initialization''' is the assignment of an initial value for a [[data object]]. The way how initialization is performed depends on [[programming language]], as well as type, [[storage class]], etc., of an object to be initialized.

Programming constructs which perform initialization are typically called '''initializers''' and '''initializer lists'''.

Initialization is distinct from (and preceded by) [[declaration]], although the two can sometimes be conflated in practice.

==C family of languages==