Sekirov Dictionary

thunk

/θʌŋk/

noun 3
verb 3
exclamation 1
forms 3

noun3

•
A delayed computation.
- Not surprisingly, a thunk is more expensive to store than a single number[…]. — 2009
In the Scheme programming language, a function or procedure taking no arguments.
•
A specialized subroutine that one software module uses to execute code in another module.
- If the provider of these DLLs has not updated the code to a 32-bit environment, you will have to switch to a new 32-bit library or write thunks between your 32-bit code and the 16-bit DLL. — 1995

verb3

•
To strike against something, without breakage, making a "thunk" sound.
- I was thunked on the head by his stick.
•
To execute (code) by means of a thunk.
- This efficiency is offset by the fact that some of the calls made by Win32 apps must now be thunked down to 16 bits, something that isn't necessary in Windows NT and OS/2. — 1995
To delay (a computation).

exclamation1

Representing the dull sound of the impact of a heavy object striking another and coming to an immediate standstill, with neither object being broken by the impact.

forms

thunked · thunking · thunks

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