On the old classic boxes, MOVE was far more efficient. Depending on the
complexity of the data structure, hundreds of words of object was
generated for an INITIALIZE. This was a problem on old classic boxes
where there was a tight limit on object module size. We used to code a
MOVE SPACES TO <<01-ITEM>> followed by MOVE ZERO TO <<05-ITEM 05-ITEM
05-ITEM>>. That seemed to generate the tightest code. Not a big issue
for initial access but for a structure in the deepest loop, it could
double run-time if the wrong statements were used.

David Burney wrote:
>
> In terms of Initialize (without the Replacing phrase) vs Move,
> which is the more efficient ?
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