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Bootstrapping1 is the procedure by which your machine loads the microkernel and transfers control to the operating system.
| • Bootloader: | Starting the microkernel, or other OSes. | |
| • Modules: | Starting the first task of the OS. |
The term bootstrapping refers to a Dutch legend about a boy who was able to fly by pulling himself up by his bootstraps. In computers, this term refers to any process where a simple system activates a more complicated system.