bootstrap
US /ˈbuːt.stræp/
UK /ˈbuːt.stræp/

名詞
1.
靴袢, 靴帶
a loop at the back of a boot, used to pull it on
範例:
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He grabbed the bootstrap to pull on his cowboy boot.
他抓住靴袢,穿上他的牛仔靴。
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The old boots had worn-out bootstraps.
舊靴子的靴袢磨損了。
2.
引導, 自舉
a technique for starting a computer or system by loading a small program that then loads a larger one
範例:
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The operating system uses a bootstrap loader to start up.
作業系統使用引導載入程式啟動。
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The server performs a bootstrap process when it powers on.
伺服器在開機時執行引導過程。
動詞
1.
白手起家, 自舉
to start or develop (something) with no outside help or with limited resources
範例:
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The startup managed to bootstrap its operations with minimal funding.
這家初創公司設法以最少的資金白手起家。
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They had to bootstrap the entire project from scratch.
他們不得不從零開始白手起家整個項目。
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