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What does bootstrap mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word bootstrap? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
  2. A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.
  3. (computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory
  4. (computing) The process necessary to compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
  5. (statistics) Any method or instance of estimating properties of an estimator (such as its variance) by measuring those properties when sampling from an approximating distribution.
Verb
  1. To help (oneself) without the aid of others.
  2. (computing) To load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot.
  3. (computing) To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
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