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bootstrap Definition and Meaning in English (bootstrap definition)

verb
Synonyms:self-startself-fundself-reliant
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Bootstrap definition: To initiate or develop a project, business, or process using only one's own resources and without external funding or support.

Definitions of Bootstrap

  1. 1verb

    To initiate or develop a project, business, or process using only one's own resources and without external funding or support.

  2. 2noun

    The process of loading the initial software into a computer's memory, typically an operating system, by means of a small, self-starting program.

Example Sentences

business

“The entrepreneur decided to bootstrap his new venture to maintain full control.”

business

“Many successful companies started by bootstrapping their initial operations.”

technical

“The system failed to bootstrap after the update, requiring a manual restart.”

Synonyms

self-startself-fundself-reliant

Antonyms

dependentsubsidizedexternally funded

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past tensebootstrapped
gerundbootstrapping
agent nounbootstrapper

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Bootstrap definition: To initiate or develop a project, business, or process using only one's own resources and without external funding or support.
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'Bootstrap' translates to 'bootstrap' in English. Bootstrap definition: To initiate or develop a project, business, or process using only one's own resources and without external funding or support.
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