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From ‘Buatais’ to ‘Bútáil’ — And Why Do We Say ‘ReBOOTing’ Anyway? Posted by róislín on Aug 10, 2015
(le Róislín) Bhuel, I guess the word “bootstrap” bridges the gap between a “boot” (buatais) as a physical item, and “booting” (bútáil), as in “starting a computer.” So what is the Irish for “bootstrap”? Ironically, the most common word for the original idea of a physical bootstrap takes us back to “bróg” not “buatais.” As…