verb🔗ShareTo help (oneself) without the aid of others."Sam spent years bootstrapping himself through college."businessachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot."The computer froze, so I had to restart it and bootstrapped the operating system again. "computingtechnologyelectronicsmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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"computingtechnologysystemmachinetechnicalprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo employ a bootstrap method."She bootstrapped her small business by using personal savings and reinvesting all profits instead of seeking external funding. "businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo expand or advance an activity or a collection based solely on previous actions, work, findings, etc."Maria bootstrapped her small business by reinvesting all profits back into marketing and product development. "businesstechnologyachievementactioneconomyworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading