bootstrap

/bˈuːtstɹæp/

/ˈbutˌstɹæp/

[noun] [verb]

Bootstrap

[NOUN]

a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on

*** a technique of loading a program into a computer by means of a few initial instructions which enable the introduction of the rest of the program from an input device

to bootstrap

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

help oneself, often through improvised means

Examples

1. What does bootstrap mean?

2. We could use bootstraps.

3. Monte Carlo estimators do not bootstrap.

4. They would bootstrap a business.