bootstrap

bootstrap
noun
  1. a loop at the back of a boot, used to pull it on
    拔靴襻
    ■[usu. as modifier]the technique of using existing resources as a base and modifying them to create something more complex and effective
    引导,自展
    a bootstrap process.
    引导程序。
  2. (Computing)a technique of loading a program into a computer by means of a few initial instructions which enable the introduction of the rest of the program from an input device
    (计算机)自举,引导
verb
  1. [with obj.andadverbial of direction]get (oneself or something) into or out of a particular situation using existing resources
    使(某人,某事)进入(或摆脱)某种情形
    the company is bootstrapping itself out of a marred financial past.
    公司正在努力摆脱过去的财政困难。
常用词组
pull (或 drag) oneself up by one's (own) bootstraps
  1. improve one's position by one's own efforts
    自力更生
派生
bootstrapping
noun
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