Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
BOOTSTRAP
bootstrap
(noun) a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
bootstrap
(verb) help oneself, often through improvised means
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bootstrap (plural bootstraps)
A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.
(computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory
(computing) The process necessary to compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
(statistics) Any method or instance of estimating properties of an estimator (such as its variance) by measuring those properties when sampling from an approximating distribution.
Verb
bootstrap (third-person singular simple present bootstraps, present participle bootstrapping, simple past and past participle bootstrapped)
To help (oneself) without the aid of others.
(computing) To load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot.
(computing) To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
(statistics) To employ a bootstrap method.
To expand or advance an activity or a collection based solely on previous actions, work, findings, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
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SPRINGBOARD
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
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