iOS Springboard ???

[MDiak47]

Hello I am a programming student, so excuse me if there is an obvious answer to this question. What does the term springboard mean, I here it alot on iphone development websites. I have google the term but couldn't find an explanation of its meaning. Thank you for your help.

 

[QuarterSwede]

Springboard: a point of departure (m-w.com)

 

[MDiak47]

Springboard: a point of departure (m-w.com)

Haha Thx.... I mean in the context of programming.

 

[ulbador]

The springboard is simply the program that is always running that displays your icons, clock, status bar, etc

 

[Corndog5595]

 

[QuarterSwede]

Haha Thx.... I mean in the context of programming.

Sorry, I figured you wanted to know why Apple named it the SpringBoard.