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Meaning of thunk
verb
- To strike against something, without breakage, making a "thunk" sound. Example: I was thunked on the head by his stick.
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.
noun
- (functional programming) A delayed computation.
- In the Scheme programming language, a function or procedure taking no arguments.
- 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.
verb
- (functional programming) To delay (a computation).
- To map (machine data) from one system-specific form to another.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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A dictionary checker verifies whether a typed word exists in a word list. It is useful for word games, puzzle checks, spelling checks, and quick vocabulary confirmation.
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