I previously presented a wrong answer to a guestion regarding the proper
name for a Jumper thingy.
I read an article regarding jumpers which made me question my reply so I did
a little digging and came up with this info which I felt I should present in
the interest of keeping information factual.

 Jumpers are tiny pins usually about half a centimetre long closely grouped
 together in twos or threes. A tiny connector called a shunt, slides down
over two pins to create a circuit. Jumpers without a connecting shunt are
 considered open or off, while jumpers with a shunt are considered shorted,
closed or on.
 Source- Michael Meyers A+ certification All in One
Ron White

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