is a symbol whose value, if any, is evaluated with ReleaseHold[$Initialization] at the start of a Wolfram Language session.


$Initialization
is a symbol whose value, if any, is evaluated with ReleaseHold[$Initialization] at the start of a Wolfram Language session.
Details

- Persistent values of $Initialization are typically set with InitializationValue[$Initialization]=Hold[expr].
- Values defined in different persistence locations on $PersistencePath are joined with Flatten.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (1)
Properties & Relations (2)
Initialization values are stored in persistent objects:
List the existing initialization values for $Initialization in all editable persistence locations:
Possible Issues (1)
Create two initialization values for $Initialization in different locations:
Remove by default removes only the value in the location given by $PersistenceBase:
Remove all values that might exist anywhere in all editable locations given by $PersistencePath:

Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2017), $Initialization, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$Initialization.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2017. "$Initialization." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$Initialization.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2017). $Initialization. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$Initialization.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$initialization, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$Initialization}", year="2017", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$Initialization.html}", note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$initialization, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$Initialization}, year={2017}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$Initialization.html}, note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}