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 which 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
we see the creative act as a bootstrap process
get (oneself or something) into or out of a situation using existing resources
the company is bootstrapping itself out of a marred financial past