bootstrap

1. A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.

   Stiefelriemen, Schuhriemen, Stiefelschlaufe

   у́шкоúško

   a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on

2. (figuratively)A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.

   He used his business experience as a bootstrap to win voters.

   Hilfsmittel, Selbsthilfe, eigene Kraft

3. The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory.

   Startprogramm, Hochfahren, Startroutine

   загру́зкаzagrúzka

4. The process necessary to compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.

5. Any method or instance of estimating properties of an estimator (such as its variance) by measuring those properties when sampling from an approximating distribution.

1. Tom pulled himself up by his bootstraps.

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2. This "pick yourself up by your bootstraps" concept is not universal.

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3. I'd pull myself up by my bootstraps, but somebody stole them.

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4. My father tells me to pull myself up by my bootstraps.

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5. I'd pull myself up by my bootstraps, but I don't have any.

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