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boot·strap

bootstrap

pronunciation:: but straep
parts of speech:: noun, adjective, transitive verb
phrases:: pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps

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.
definition 2:	a single computer program that loads and puts into operation a bigger program.
phrase:	pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps

part of speech:	adjective
definition 1:	done or accomplished without outside help or abundant resources.
definition 2:	being or pertaining to a self-initiating or self-sustained computer program.

part of speech:	transitive verb
inflections:	bootstraps, bootstrapping, bootstrapped
definition:	to put a computer program into operation; boot.

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