initialized variable
nounUK /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪzd ˈveəriəbl/
US /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪzd ˈveriəbl/
A variable that has been given its first value.
The program crashed because the initialized variable was never set before it was used.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A storage location in a computer program that already holds a starting value when the program begins.
In many languages, an initialized variable at the top of a file has a default value.
3. In mathematics, a symbol that has been given a specific number or expression to stand for.
Once the initialized variable x was set to 5, the equation could be solved.
4. A named container in a spreadsheet or script that has been filled with an initial value before calculations run.
The macro failed because the initialized variable for the total was empty.