initial capacity

language: fr

definitions

  1. In computing, the starting amount of memory or storage space allocated for a data structure (such as an array, list, or hash map) before it needs to be dynamically resized.
    fr: capacité initiale
  2. The original volume, amount, or potential capability of a system, container, or entity at the beginning of an operation or period.
    fr: capacité initiale

examples

  1. Setting an appropriate initial capacity for the list can improve performance by reducing reallocations.

    Définir une capacité initiale appropriée pour la liste peut améliorer les performances en réduisant les réallocations.

  2. The factory's initial capacity was only half of what it is today.

    La capacité initiale de l'usine n'était que la moitié de ce qu'elle est aujourd'hui.