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noun
- A loop of leather or other material sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
- (computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory
- (computing) The process necessary to compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
verb (bootstrap, p, ed)
- (computing) to load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot. (see pull oneself up by one's bootstraps)
- (computing) To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
- Bootstrapping means building the GNU C Library, GNU Compiler Collection and several other key system programs.http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6
Translations: - Dutch: opstarten
- French: amorcer
- German: 1. Stiefelriemen; 2. hochfahren, starten, booten (slang)
Etymology: boot + strap
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