The term originated as a whimsical irregular form of the verb think . It refers to the original use of thunks in ALGOL 60 compilers, which required special analysis (thought) to determine what type of routine to generate.
The term originated as a whimsical irregular form of the verb think . It refers to the original use of thunks in ALGOL 60 compilers, which required special analysis (thought) to determine what type of routine to generate.