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Thunking vs Trunking - What's the difference?

thunking | trunking |

As nouns the difference between thunking and trunking

is that thunking is (computing) the use of thunks (data mappings) while trunking is all the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.

thunking

English

Noun

(-)
  • (computing) The use of thunks (data mappings).
  • * 1995 , Kathleen Panov, Larry Salomon, Arthur Panov, The Art of OS/2 Warp Programming
    • DLLs are greatly affected by this thunking mechanism.
  • * 1997 , Bruce McKinney, Hardcore Visual Basic
    • But if you have a copy of Visual Basic version 4 hanging around, thunking is easy.
  • * 2003 , Don Box, Chris Sells, Essential.NET: The Common Language Runtime
    • Most runtimes (including the CLR) provide a way to integrate with C-based libraries through a thunking layer.

    trunking

    English

    (wikipedia trunking)

    Noun

  • All the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.
  • (business) The movement of containers or packages between a terminal and a transporter's inland facilities, or the scheduled transportation service between locations. Also called linehaul.
  • (UK) A system of ducts for cables, heating or ventilation.
  • (UK) Plastic conduit or duct used to conceal and protect electrical wiring.

    • Synonyms

    * conduit, raceway, cable tray, wire molding, wire mold

    See also

    * MLT * SLPP * DSMLT * RSMLT