BOOTSTRAP
- to prepare (a computer) for operation by causing an operating system to be loaded into its memory [v BOOTSTRAPPED, BOOTSTRAPPING, BOOTSTRAPS]
- A loop at the back of a boot, used to pull it on
- A technique of loading a program into a computer by means of a few initial instructions that enable the introduction of the rest of the program from an input device
- The technique of starting with existing resources to create something more complex and effective