bootstrap
Speech parts
1. bootstrap - Noun
2. bootstrap - Verb
Meaning
a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
help oneself, often through improvised means
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A bootstrap commonly claims to be tapping a hitherto unrecognized phenomenon within society.
A bootstrap campaign should be distinguished from a genuine news story of genuine interest, such as a natural disaster that kills thousands, or the death of a respected public figure.
All branches have 100% maximum likelihood bootstrap support except where labeled with bootstrap percentage.
As a computing term, bootstrap has been used since at least 1953. citation Software development Bootstrapping can also refer to the development of successively more complex, faster programming environments.
Adding on top of existing browser controls, Bootstrap includes other useful form components.
As self-levitating by pulling on one's bootstraps is physically impossible, this is often used by the bootstrappers themselves to deny the possibility that the bootstrap campaign is indeed concocted and artificial.