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Word: bootstrap (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
  • A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.
  • computing The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory
  • computing The process necessary to compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
  • statistics Any method or instance of estimating properties of an estimator (such as its variance) by measuring those properties when sampling from an approximating distribution.

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Verb:

  • computing To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
  • computing To load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to ''boot''.
  • To help (oneself) without the aid of others.

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