>"Bootstrap" is one of those poorly-defined electronic "slang" terms that
>has its roots in ancient history; it probably goes back at least to the
>1930's.  In general it is used to denote a method of circuit operation
>in which a generated output, of whatever sort, is used to assist, in
>some way, the generation process.

I believe the term comes from a very old saying about "pulling yourself up
by your bootstraps" to mean getting yourself out of trouble, improving
yourself. The term has come to mean any sort of starting out from having
next to nothing and reaching fully operational status.

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