What does bootstrap function do in Angular
<p>I'm very new to frontend frameworks and I am learning Angular 2. In the tutorial, it tells you to include the line <code>bootstrap(AppComponent)</code>.   What does this bootstrap function do?  Is it simply what starts the app?  I'm guessing it has nothing to do with the <a href="/questions/tagged/twitter-bootstrap" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;twitter-bootstrap&#39;" rel="tag">twitter-bootstrap</a> UI framework.</p>