someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
If someone is initiated into something such as a religion, secret society, or social group, they become a member of it by taking part in ceremonies at which they learn its special knowledge or customs. In many societies, young people are formally initiated into their adult roles. the ceremony that initiated members into the Order. someone who has been allowed to join a particular organization, club, or group and has been taught its secrets
If you initiate someone into something, you introduce them to a particular skill or type of knowledge and teach them about it. He initiated her into the study of other cultures
an advanced meditator who has reached a universal station upon the Great Continuum of Consciousness, where a direct connection to God is achieved In this exalted state of Being, the meditator is empowered to send the Light of Spirit to others, to bring Divine teachings to others, and to guide others into the Divine Presence
[BSG] Map into an address space and optionally assign a reference name Said of a segment Also "to make a segment known" (to a process) To make the supervisor call (or as a side-effect of dynamic linking) that associates a segment number with a file in the file system by making an entry in a process's KST From that point on, references to that segment number become references to that segment, the fundamental illusion of the Multics Virtual Memory On Multics, instead of opening files, a user initiates segments, and all the rest is magic
{f} set going, launch, begin, commence; instruct someone in the basic elements of a subject or skill, teach, familiarize; admit into membership by special ceremony
people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate" someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" accept young people into society, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty