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Airbus A319 door showing folded-up jump seat on the left.

A jump seat (sometimes spelled jumpseat) is an auxiliary seat in an automobile, train or aircraft,^[1] typically folding or spring-loaded to collapse out of the way when not used. The term originated in the United States c. 1860 for a movable carriage seat.^[2]

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