trampoline

trampoline
    n 1: gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet
         attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling
    

trampoline
 n.

   An incredibly {hairy} technique, found in some {HLL} and
   program-overlay implementations (e.g., on the Macintosh), that
   involves on-the-fly generation of small executable (and, likely as
   not, self-modifying) code objects to do indirection between code
   sections. Under BSD and possibly in other Unixes, trampoline code is
   used to transfer control from the kernel back to user mode when a
   signal (which has had a handler installed) is sent to a process. These
   pieces of {live data} are called trampolines. Trampolines are
   notoriously difficult to understand in action; in fact, it is said by
   those who use this term that the trampoline that doesn't bend your
   brain is not the true trampoline. See also {snap}.
    

trampoline

   An incredibly {hairy} technique, found in some {HLL} and
   program-overlay implementations (e.g. on the Macintosh), that
   involves on-the-fly generation of small executable (and,
   likely as not, self-modifying) code objects to do indirection
   between code sections.  These pieces of {live data} are called
   "trampolines".  Trampolines are notoriously difficult to
   understand in action; in fact, it is said by those who use
   this term that the trampoline that doesn't bend your brain is
   not the true trampoline.  See also {snap}.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (2003-03-26)
    

32 Moby Thesaurus words for "trampoline":
      Indian club, Lastex, baleen, barbell, battledore, chewing gum,
      dumbbell, elastic, elastomer, exerciser, gum, gum elastic,
      handball, horse, jumping jack, long horse, parallel bars,
      punching bag, racket, rings, rowing machine, rubber, rubber ball,
      rubber band, side horse, spandex, spring, springboard,
      stretch fabric, trapeze, weight, whalebone