"thunker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: thunkers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌŋkə(ɹ) Etymology: thunk + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thunk|er}} thunk + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} thunker (plural thunkers)
  1. (programming) A software mechanism that thunks. Categories (topical): Programming

Inflected forms

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