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bootstrap
noun(boot-strap)
a looped strap sewed at the side or the rear top of a boot to help in pulling it on
bootstrap
noun(boot-strap)
unaided efforts —often used in the phrase by one's own bootstraps
bootstrap
adjective(boot-strap)
designed to function independently of outside direction : capable of using one internal function or process to control another
bootstrap
adjective(boot-strap)
carried out with minimum resources or advantages
bootstrap
verb(boot-strap)
to promote or develop by initiative and effort with little or no assistance

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