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boot·strap
 bootstrap
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- pronunciation:
- but
straep
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb
- phrases:
- pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a loop attached to the rear or to each side of a boot top, by which the boot is pulled on.
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| definition 2: |
a single computer program that loads and puts into operation a bigger program.
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| phrase: |
pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps |
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
done or accomplished without outside help or abundant resources.
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| definition 2: |
being or pertaining to a self-initiating or self-sustained computer program.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bootstraps, bootstrapping, bootstrapped |
| definition: |
to put a computer program into operation; boot.
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