| Subject | English | Japanese |
| comp., MS | array initializer | 配列初期化子 (A sequence of variable initializers that are assigned to the array elements in the same statement in which the array is declared) |
| comp., MS | collection initializer | コレクション初期化子 (A sequence of object initializers that are assigned to the collection elements in the same statement in which the collection is constructed) |
| comp., MS | element initializer | 要素の初期化子 (A sequence of object initializers that are assigned to the collection elements in the same statement in which the collection is constructed) |
| comp. | n initializer routine | イニシャライザ・ルーチン |
| comp. | n initializer routine | イニシャライザルーチン |
| comp., MS | object initializer | オブジェクト初期化子 (A set of name/value pairs or unnamed variable initializers that are assigned to the public fields of an object in the same statement in which the object is declared) |
| comp., MS | variable initializer | 変数初期化子 (An assignment statement that is executed when the variable's class is initialized) |