thunker

English

Etymology

thunk +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌŋkə(ɹ)

Noun

thunker (plural thunkers)

1. (programming) A software mechanism that thunks.
   • 1995, Personal Computer Magazine, volume 14, numbers 7-8, page 222:

     And 32-bit Windows applications require the bundled MetaWare Applications Development Kit (ADK), a 32-to-16 bit Windows thunker similar to but predating the Microsoft Win32s system.

   • 1996, Deke McClelland, Robert Phillips, Photoshop 3 for Windows 95 Bible, page 721:

     There were no 32-bit scanner drivers or TWAIN modules, none were forthcoming from Microsoft […] Then along came the TWAIN_32 standard of the universal thunker.

Anagrams

• Kuhnert, rethunk