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The correct spelling is bootstrapping.
How to pronounce bootstrapping
verb
Say it like: Boo-tst-rap-pin-g
The correct spelling is bootstrapping. To help (oneself) without the aid of others. For example: "Sam spent years bootstrapping himself through college."
Usage Examples
“Sam spent years bootstrapping himself through college.”
“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”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To help (oneself) without the aid of others.
- 2.To load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot.
- 3.To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
- 4.To employ a bootstrap method.
- 5.To expand or advance an activity or a collection based solely on previous actions, work, findings, etc.
noun
- 1.The process by which something is bootstrapped.
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