bootstrap
To start or develop a process or business using minimal external resources, often relying on existing internal assets or self-funding. In computing and statistics, it refers to a self-starting process that executes without external input or a technique for estimation through resampling.
Beispiele
3 von 5He had to bootstrap his way through college by working two part-time jobs and living frugally.
He had to fund his own way through college by working two part-time jobs and living frugally.
The department will bootstrap the new research project using the remaining budget from the previous fiscal year.
The department will initiate the new research project using the remaining budget from the previous fiscal year.
We didn't have any investors, so we just had to bootstrap the whole operation from my garage.
We didn't have any investors, so we just had to start the whole operation ourselves from my garage.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of the impossible image of someone lifting themselves off the ground by pulling on their own shoelaces—that is the essence of bootstrapping.
Schnelles Quiz
Because they wanted to maintain 100% ownership, the founders decided to _______ the software company rather than seek venture capital.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: bootstrap
Beispiele
He had to bootstrap his way through college by working two part-time jobs and living frugally.
everydayHe had to fund his own way through college by working two part-time jobs and living frugally.
The department will bootstrap the new research project using the remaining budget from the previous fiscal year.
formalThe department will initiate the new research project using the remaining budget from the previous fiscal year.
We didn't have any investors, so we just had to bootstrap the whole operation from my garage.
informalWe didn't have any investors, so we just had to start the whole operation ourselves from my garage.
To validate the model's accuracy, the researchers employed a bootstrapping method to generate multiple sub-samples from the original dataset.
academicTo validate the model's accuracy, the researchers employed a resampling method to generate multiple sub-samples from the original dataset.
Many successful tech giants chose to bootstrap in their early stages to retain total equity and control over their vision.
businessMany successful tech giants chose to self-fund in their early stages to retain total equity and control over their vision.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
pull oneself up by one's bootstraps
to improve one's situation through one's own efforts
bootstrap loader
the initial set of instructions used by a computer to start
bootstrap paradox
a theoretical time-travel situation where an item or info has no discernible origin
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Bootleg refers to illegal or unauthorized production/distribution, whereas bootstrap refers to self-starting or self-funding.
Reboot means to start something again (usually a computer), while bootstrap refers to the initial sequence that makes the system operational.
Nutzungshinweise
The term is widely used in business and technology. In a business context, it implies fiscal responsibility and independence; in a technical context, it implies a bottom-up sequence of operations.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often use 'bootstrap' to mean simply 'starting,' but it specifically implies doing so without external help or with very limited resources.
Merkhilfe
Think of the impossible image of someone lifting themselves off the ground by pulling on their own shoelaces—that is the essence of bootstrapping.
Wortherkunft
Derived from a 19th-century expression 'to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps,' which originally described an impossible task.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
Deeply associated with the 'American Dream' and the cultural value placed on the 'self-made' individual who succeeds without inheritance or outside aid.
Schnelles Quiz
Because they wanted to maintain 100% ownership, the founders decided to _______ the software company rather than seek venture capital.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: bootstrap
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