Springboard : n.
1. a flexible board used to gain height or momentum in diving or gymnastics
2. anything that makes it possible for an activity to begin: "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"
Synonyme : jumping-off point, point of departure commencement, start, beginning -
the act of starting something.
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