TRAMPOLINE

trampoline

(noun) gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

trampoline (plural trampolines)

A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs as anchors.

(programming) Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages

Verb

trampoline (third-person singular simple present trampolines, present participle trampolining, simple past and past participle trampolined)

(intransitive) To jump as if on a trampoline.

(transitive, programming) To rewrite (computer code) to use the looping or jumping instructions called trampolines.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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