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boot·strap  (btstrp)
n.
1. A loop of leather, cloth, or synthetic material that is sewn at the side or the top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
2. An instance of starting of a computer; a boot.
tr.v. boot·strapped, boot·strap·ping, boot·straps
1. To promote and develop by use of one's own initiative and work without reliance on outside help: "We've bootstrapped our way back with aggressive tourism and recruiting high tech industries" (John Corrigan).
2. Computer Science To boot (a computer).
adj.
1. Undertaken or accomplished with minimal outside help.
2. Being or relating to a process that is self-initiating or self-sustaining.
Idiom:
by (one's) (own) bootstraps
By one's own efforts.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bootstrap - a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
strap - an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
Verb1.bootstrap - help oneself, often through improvised means
aid, assist, help - give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"


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For that reason and because it is much less difficult to compute, we used bootstrapping to determine the BMDLs for the other three end points (Table 3).
The term bootstrapping refers to the use of an amplifier to increase the apparent impedance using near unity gain positive feedback [3,4].
Instead, they used a newer statistical technique called bootstrapping (SN: 7/27/91, p.
 
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