Jumper
Encyclopedia
Clothing
- SweaterSweaterA sweater, jumper, pullover, sweatshirt, jersey or guernsey is a garment intended to cover the torso and arms. It is often worn over a shirt, blouse, T-shirt, or other top, but may also be worn alone as a top...
or heavy sweater pulled on over the head, used in the UK and Commonwealth - Jumper (dress), in the USA, a sleeveless, collarless dress, known elsewhere as a pinafore or pinafore dress
- Part of the uniform of the United States Navy
Computers and software
- Jumper 2.0Jumper 2.0Jumper 2.0, is an open source web application script for collaborative search and knowledge management powered by a shared enterprise bookmarking engine that is a fork of KnowledgebasePublisher[]. It was publicly announced on 29 September 2008,...
, open source collaborative enterprise search software - Jumper (computing)Jumper (computing)In electronics and particularly computing, a jumper is a short length of conductor used to close a break in or bypass part of an electrical circuit...
, an electrical connector
Media and entertainment
- Jumper (novel)Jumper (novel)Jumper is a 1992 science fiction novel by Steven Gould. The novel was published in mass market paperback in October 1993 and re-released in February 2008 to coincide with the release of the film adaptation. It tells the story of David, a teenager who escapes an abusive household using his ability...
, a novel by Steven Gould- Jumper (film)Jumper (film)Jumper is a 2008 American science fiction film, loosely based on the 1992 science fiction novel of the same name by Steven Gould. The film is directed by Doug Liman and stars Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, Max Thieriot, AnnaSophia Robb, and Diane Lane...
, a 2008 film adaptation of the novel - Jumper: Griffin's StoryJumper: Griffin's StoryJumper: Griffin's Story is a video game released for the PlayStation 2, Wii and Xbox 360 on February 12, 2008. It is based on the events of the 2008 film Jumper, released two days later.-Story:...
, a video game based on the film - Jumper: Griffin's Story (novel)Jumper: Griffin's Story (novel)Jumper: Griffin's Story is a novel by Steven Gould released August 21, 2007, as a tie-in to the movie Jumper. It follows the character Griffin as he deals with the death of his parents and the relentless pursuit of the Paladins through his adolescent and teenage years...
, a novel based on the film
- Jumper (film)
- JumpersJumpersJumpers is a 1972 play by Tom Stoppard. It explores and satirises the field of academic philosophy, likening it to a less-than skilful competitive gymnastics display...
, a play by Tom Stoppard - Puddle jumper, a spacecraft in the fictional Stargate universe
Music
- "Jumper" (song)Jumper (song)"Jumper" is a song by the American rock band Third Eye Blind, released on their 1997 self titled album, and written by vocalist Stephan Jenkins. Released as a single, the song peaked at #5.-Meaning:...
, a song by Third Eye Blind - "Jumpers", a song by Sleater-Kinney on the album The WoodsThe Woods (album)The Woods is the seventh and final studio album by the punk rock trio Sleater-Kinney. Released in 2005, the album was released to widespread critical acclaim. The album was produced by Dave Fridmann, whose earlier work includes collaborations with The Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev...
- Jumper, a song by capsule on the album More! More! More!More! More! More!More! More! More! is the tenth studio album by Japanese electronic duo Capsule, released November 19, 2008. The album achieved #3 and #6 on the Oricon daily and weekly charts, making it the band's most successful album in their career selling a total of 67,309 copies and was the duo's first album...
Religious groups
- A member of the Welsh Methodist Revival
- A faction of the MolokanMolokanMolokans are sectarian Christians who evolved from "Spiritual Christian" Russian peasants that refused to obey the Russian Orthodox Church, beginning in the 17th century...
religious sect
Other meanings
- Show jumper, a type of equestrian competition or the horses that compete in same.
- Jumper (suicide)Jumper (suicide)A jumper, in police and media parlance, is a person who dies by suicide by jumping from a height, or people who have jumped, then survived, often with major injuries and permanent disabilities...
, a person who kills himself by jumping from a height.- Jumpers is also used to refer specifically to victims of the September 11 attacks who chose to leap from the World Trade Center. See The Falling ManThe Falling ManThe Falling Man is a photograph taken by Associated Press photographer Richard Drew, of a man falling from the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 9:41:15 a.m. during the September 11 attacks in New York City...
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- Jumpers is also used to refer specifically to victims of the September 11 attacks who chose to leap from the World Trade Center. See The Falling Man
- Citroën JumperCitroën JumperThe Citroën Jumper is a van produced by Sevel Sud from 1994. It is a rebadged Peugeot Boxer, as is the Fiat Ducato, created in a joint venture. In the UK and Ireland, it is sold by Citroën under the name Citroën Relay.- External links :...
, a French van - Jump shot (basketball)
- A person who participates in parachutingParachutingParachuting, also known as skydiving, is the action of exiting an aircraft and returning to earth with the aid of a parachute. It may or may not involve a certain amount of free-fall, a time during which the parachute has not been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal...
- Jumper cables