Thunking

verb

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.verbTo strike against something, without breakage, making a "thunk" sound.

"I was thunked on the head by his stick."

2.verb(functional programming) To delay (a computation).

3.verbTo map (machine data) from one system-specific form to another.

4.nounThe use of thunks (data mappings).

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