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The correct spelling is thunk.
How to pronounce thunk
/θʌŋk/
verbIPA: /θʌŋk/
Say it like: Thu-nk
The correct spelling is thunk. To strike against something, without breakage, making a "thunk" sound. For example: "I was thunked on the head by his stick."
Usage Examples
“I was thunked on the head by his stick.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To strike against something, without breakage, making a "thunk" sound.
- 2.(functional programming) To delay (a computation).
- 3.To map (machine data) from one system-specific form to another.
interjection
- 1.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.
noun
- 1.(functional programming) A delayed computation.
- 2.In the Scheme programming language, a function or procedure taking no arguments.
- 3.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.
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