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- [boot-strap]
- /ˈbutˌstræp/
- /ˈbuːt.stræp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boot-strap]
- /ˈbutˌstræp/
Definitions of bootstrap word
- verb bootstrap If you bootstrap an organization or an activity, you set it up or achieve it alone, using very few resources. 3
- verb bootstrap If one thing isbootstrapped to another, it is attached to or associated with it. 3
- noun bootstrap a leather or fabric loop on the back or side of a boot for pulling it on 3
- noun bootstrap self-acting or self-sufficient, as an electronic amplifier that uses its output voltage to bias its input 3
- noun bootstrap a technique for loading the first few program instructions into a computer main store to enable the rest of the program to be introduced from an input device 3
- noun bootstrap (as modifier) 3
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Origin of bootstrap
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; boot1 + strap
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bootstrap
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bootstrap popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bootstrap usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bootstrap
verb bootstrap
- load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- restart — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- reset — to set again: to reset an alarm clock; to reset a broken bone.
- reboot — to restart (a computer) by loading the operating system; boot again.
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