Associations to the word «Thunk»
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Wiktionary
THUNK, verb. (humorous) (nonstandard) past participle of think
THUNK, interjection. 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.
THUNK, verb. To strike against something, without breakage, making a "thunk" sound
THUNK, noun. (computing) (functional programming) a delayed computation
THUNK, noun. (computing) In the Scheme programming language, a function or procedure taking no arguments.
THUNK, noun. (computing) a mapping of machine data from one system-specific form to another, usually for compatibility reasons, such as from 16-bit addresses to 32-bit to allow a 16-bit program to run on a 32-bit operating system.
Dictionary definition
THUNK, noun. A dull hollow sound; "the basketball made a thunk as it hit the rim".
Wise words
Think twice before you speak, because your words and
influence will plant the seed of either success or failure
in the mind of another.