bootstrapping

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To help (oneself) without the aid of others.“Sam spent years bootstrapping himself through college.”
To load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot.
To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.“Bootstrapping means building the GNU C Library, GNU Compiler Collection and several other key system programs.http//www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6”
To employ a bootstrap method.