| English | German |
| array initializer | Arrayinitialisierer (A sequence of variable initializers that are assigned to the array elements in the same statement in which the array is declared) |
| collection initializer | Auflistungsinitialisierer (A sequence of object initializers that are assigned to the collection elements in the same statement in which the collection is constructed) |
| element initializer | Elementinitialisierer (A sequence of object initializers that are assigned to the collection elements in the same statement in which the collection is constructed) |
| object initializer | Objektinitialisierer (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) |
| variable initializer | Variableninitialisierer (An assignment statement that is executed when the variable's class is initialized) |