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 (Well, this last bit makes sense at least! - Terry )
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling
A function is said to trampoline when the only thing it does is call the corresponding function in the object's superclass
The process by which a compiler has special code to deal with code presented as data within a binary's segment, which is to be executed, amongst other scenarios A short routine is called before the real procedure which sets up the stack environment correctly This facility is used in languages such as Ada, and complicates provision of non-executable stack support at kernel level (useful for preventing simplistic buffer over-runs) FIXME
A trampoline is a piece of equipment on which you jump up and down as a sport. It consists of a large piece of strong cloth held by springs in a frame. a piece of equipment that you jump up and down on as a sport. It consists of a metal frame with a piece of strong cloth stretched tightly over it. (trampolín, from trampolino). Resilient sheet or web (often of nylon) supported by springs in a metal frame and used as a springboard and landing area in tumbling. Trampolining is an individual sport of acrobatic movements performed after rebounding into the air from the trampoline. As a competitive sport, it was included in the Pan-American Games for the first time in 1955, and a world championship was established in 1964; competitors are scored on difficulty, execution, and form