trampoline

  1. Noun.  A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
  2. Noun.  (programming) Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages.
  3. Verb.  To jump as if on a trampoline.
  4. Verb.  (programming) To rewrite computer code to use trampolines.

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