Bootstrapping
In general, bootstrapping usually refers to a self-starting process that is supposed to continue or grow without external input.
The idiom dates at least to 1834, when it appeared in the Workingman's Advocate: "It is conjectured that Mr. Murphee will now be enabled to hand himself over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots.
[2] Originally meant to attempt something ludicrously far-fetched or even impossible, the phrase "Pull yourself up by your bootstraps!"
Once the basic compiler is written, improvements can be iteratively made, thus "pulling the language up by its bootstraps").
Booting is a chain of events that starts with execution of hardware-based procedures and may then hand off to firmware and software which is loaded into main memory.
Historically, bootstrapping also refers to an early technique for computer program development on new hardware.
A tiny assembler program was hand-coded for a new computer (for example the IBM 650) which converted a few instructions into binary or decimal code: A1.
Entrepreneurs in the startup development phase of their company survive through internal cash flow and are very cautious with their expenses.
[18] Generally at the start of a venture, a small amount of money will be set aside for the bootstrap process.
When taking into account statistics provided by Fundera, approximately 77% of small business rely on some sort of personal investment and or savings in order to fund their startup ventures.
Based on startup data presented by Entrepreneur.com, in comparison other methods of funding, bootstrapping is more commonly used than others.
When asked why he believed this approach was most necessary, he replied, "I think the biggest mistake people make is once they have an idea and the goal of starting a business, they think they have to raise money.
Startups can grow by reinvesting profits in its own growth if bootstrapping costs are low and return on investment is high.
This financing approach allows owners to maintain control of their business and forces them to spend with discipline.
[23] In addition, bootstrapping allows startups to focus on customers rather than investors, thereby increasing the likelihood of creating a profitable business.
Operation Bootstrap (Operación Manos a la Obra) refers to the ambitious projects that industrialized Puerto Rico in the mid-20th century.
Bootstrapping analysis gives a way to judge the strength of support for clades on phylogenetic trees.
A number is written by a node, which reflects the percentage of bootstrap trees which also resolve the clade at the endpoints of that branch.
Bootstrapping is using very general consistency criteria to determine the form of a quantum theory from some assumptions on the spectrum of particles or operators.
A nuclear power plant always needs to have a way to remove decay heat, which is usually done with electrical cooling pumps.
But in the rare case of a complete loss of electrical power, this can still be achieved by booting a turbine generator.
Eventually the steam pressure will become insufficient to power the turbine generator, and the process can be shut down in reverse order.
A Bootstrapping Server Function (BSF) is an intermediary element in cellular networks which provides application independent functions for mutual authentication of user equipment and servers unknown to each other and for 'bootstrapping' the exchange of secret session keys afterwards.
