I grasped the idea of what it means. Given your definition, it does mean 'to start', and I can safely translate it as such. Thank you.
Sincerely, Kristjan Siimson 2009/2/1 Christian Dywan <[email protected]>: > Am Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:51:09 +0100 > schrieb Leandro Regueiro <[email protected]>: > >> > I am translating the following string: >> > "Failed to initialize xfconf. Reason: %s" >> > >> > Wiktionary gives following definitions for 'initialize'. Which one, >> > if any, is the correct definition. If not any, may someone give me >> > the correct definition? >> > >> > * To assign initial values to something >> > * (computing) To assign an initial value to a variable >> > * (computing) To format a storage medium prior to use >> > * (computing) To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or >> > scanner) for use >> > >> > http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/initialize >> >> Hi, some times "initialize" is used instead of "start". > > Initializing in the case of a programme refers to allocating memory, > loading configuration files and reserving resources at startup. All > that which is required to properly run and has to be setup in advance. > > If you want to translate this you most certainly want to compare to > existing translations, it's a very common term. > > ciao, > Christian > _______________________________________________ > Xfce-i18n mailing list > [email protected] > http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce-i18n > _______________________________________________ Xfce-i18n mailing list [email protected] http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce-i18n
