14 May, 2009

Daily Question #62

B is the depiction of A performing some act, which led to the coining of a term X. C is a hint. Identify X. (X is usually associated with computers)

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Cracked by Shrey Goyal, Dark Knight, MJay and raghu!

Answer : Bootstrapping / Booting

The term Bootstrapping, or Booting, is often attributed to Rudolf Erich Raspe's story The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen(A), where the main character pulls himself out of a swamp by his bootstraps(B). C is 'Bootstrap' Bill Turner from Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise.

5 comments:

Shrey Goyal said...

The term Bootstrapping, or Booting, is often attributed to Rudolf Erich Raspe's story The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen(A), where the main character pulls himself out of a swamp by his bootstraps(B).

Dark Knight said...

bootstrap

MJay said...

booting or bootstrapping..

MJay said...

bootstrapping or booting..

raghu said...

bootstrap!