| Subject | English | German |
| IT | bootstrap card | Programmladekarte |
| el. | bootstrap circuit | Bootstrapschaltung |
| IT, transp. | bootstrap gyro | Stabilisierungskreisel |
| transp. | bootstrap gyro | Sichtlinienkreisel |
| transp. | bootstrap gyro | Visierlinienkreisel |
| IT, transp. | bootstrap gyro | Lagekreisel |
| comp., MS | bootstrap loader | Bootstrapladeprogramm (A program that is run automatically when a computer is turned on or booted. After first performing a few basic hardware tests, the bootstrap loader loads and passes control to a larger loader program, which typically then loads the operating system. The bootstrap loader typically resides in the computer's read-only memory (ROM)) |
| comp., MS | bootstrap protocol | Bootstrapprotokoll (A protocol used primarily on TCP/IP networks to configure diskless workstations. RFCs 951 and 1542 define this protocol. DHCP is a later boot configuration protocol that uses this protocol. The Microsoft DHCP service provides limited support for BOOTP service) |
| mater.sc. | bootstrap system | Bootstrap |