Initiation vs. Initialisation

Initiationnoun

The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced

Initiationnoun

The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.

Initiationnoun

(chemistry) The first step of transcription or of transduction.

Initiationnoun

The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.

Initiationnoun

The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.

Initiationnoun

a formal entry into an organization or position or office;

Initiationnoun

the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;

Initiationnoun

wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge;

Initiationnoun

an act that sets in motion some course of events

Initiation

Initiation is a rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components.

Initialisationnoun

(computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position