"jump-scare" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1995, Film Review, Issues 12-13, unknown page",
          "text": "There's jump-scares a-plenty and all the obvious manipulation that goes into making a fright-flick work."
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          "ref": "2012, Xander Bennett, Screenwriting Tips, You Hack: 150 Practical Pointers for Becoming a Better Screenwriter, Focal Press, →ISBN, page 103:",
          "text": "Jump-scares, suspense, and sudden violence are all a major part of the horror genre.",
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          "ref": "2013, Scot Sotherrn, Cub Service: A Memoir, Soft Skull Press, →ISBN, page 185:",
          "text": "Walking through the dark, I felt like I was drawing to a movie jump-scare.",
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          "ref": "2012, Xander Bennett, Screenwriting Tips, You Hack: 150 Practical Pointers for Becoming a Better Screenwriter, Focal Press, →ISBN, page 103:",
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