bootstrap
verb/ˈbuːtstræp/
/ˈbuːtstræp/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bootstrap | /ˈbuːtstræp/ /ˈbuːtstræp/ |
| he / she / it bootstraps | /ˈbuːtstræps/ /ˈbuːtstræps/ |
| past simple bootstrapped | /ˈbuːtstræpt/ /ˈbuːtstræpt/ |
| past participle bootstrapped | /ˈbuːtstræpt/ /ˈbuːtstræpt/ |
| -ing form bootstrapping | /ˈbuːtstræpɪŋ/ /ˈbuːtstræpɪŋ/ |
- bootstrap (something) to create something using the minimum amount of resources possible
- We have bootstrapped the business using our own funds so far.
- Entrepreneurs who bootstrap are self-sustaining, using little to no money to start their businesses.
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- bootstrap (something) (on a computer) to load a program, usually an operating system, by first loading a smaller program
- To bootstrap the system, the preliminary database will first be assembled.
- This article described how a computer bootstraps.
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