bootstrap
Meaning of bootstrap
noun
- a loop at the back of a boot, used to pull 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.
- the technique of starting with existing resources to create something more complex and effective.
we see the creative act as a bootstrap process
- get (oneself or something) into or out of a situation using existing resources.
the company is bootstrapping itself out of a marred financial past
- fuller form of boot1 (sense 2 of the verb).
Information about bootstrap
- The plural form of bootstrap is: bootstraps.
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Hyphenation of bootstrap
boot-strap
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- bootstrap is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with bootstrap
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