Definition of "bootstrapping" [bootstrapping]

• Present participle of bootstrap. (verb)

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• "I always work in bootstrapping mode, addressing the first big issue, solving the problem, then advancing to the next one."
• "This kind of recursive bootstrapping is how science evolves."
• "Thanks to Sarah Lai Stirland, Evan Hansen and Michael Calore at Wired for their help in bootstrapping this."