| Original Message: Hm. I know a different one. |
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We actually talk about bootstrapping (for lazy people, booting). It is said that on some boots, there is a "helper" device called a bootstrap to help your foot get inside. And the process of booting the OS looked like a similar thing. [ I can't say anything for nor against that. The term is surely older than me and I'm not an English native either. ] But who knows now ... |
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