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thunking

thunking noun: the use of thunks (data mappings). Also the present participle and gerund of thunk.

Noun

thunking (uncountable)

  1. The use of thunks (data mappings).
    • DLLs are greatly affected by this thunking mechanism.1995, Kathleen Panov, Larry Salomon, Arthur Panov, The Art of OS/2 Warp Programming
    • But if you have a copy of Visual Basic version 4 hanging around, thunking is easy.1997, Bruce McKinney, Hardcore Visual Basic

Also used as

thunking is also the present participle and gerund of thunk.

Questions about thunking

What does thunking mean?
Thunking means the use of thunks (data mappings).
What part of speech is thunking?
Thunking is a noun.

Words near thunking in the dictionary

  1. thungry
  2. thunk
  3. thunked
  4. thunker
  5. thunkers
  6. thunking
  7. thunks
  8. thunnid
  9. thunnids
  10. thunnies
  11. thunniform

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