bootstrap
noun
a loop of leather or cloth sewn at the top rear, or sometimes on each side, of a boot to facilitate pulling it on.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Read more Tyler McIntyre, a triple major, is bootstrapping his third tech company: a multi-platform messaging system.
From Inc ● Mar. 1, 2011