trampoline

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
2. 2
   A competitive sport in which athletes are judged on routines of tricks performed on a trampoline.
3. 3
   Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages.
4. 4
   Any of a variety of indirection techniques in specific programming languages.

Verb

1. 1
   To jump (as if) on a trampoline.
2. 2
   To rewrite (computer code) to use trampoline instructions.