jump off into never-never land

[J. M. Barrie's "Peter Pan"] Same as branch to Fishkill, but more common in technical cultures associated with non-IBM computers that use the term "jump" rather than "branch".

Compare hyperspace.

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Nearby terms:
jukebox « jump « jumper « jump off into never-never land » jump trace buffer » Junction FET » Junction Field Effect Transistor