universal thunk

programming, operating system A software mechanism allowing

a Windows 3.1 application to call a 32-bit dynamicallylinked library (DLL) under Win32s.

The Windows 3.1 application which wants to call an entry

in a 32-bit DLL instead calls a corresponding entry in a

16-bit DLL. The programmer must also include code to

detect whether the 32-bit DLL is loaded. A 32-bit EXE

loads the 32-bit DLL.

See also Generic Thunk, Flat Thunk.

["Calling a Win32 DLL from a Windows 3.1 Application", Win32

SDK Knowledge Base, Article ID Q97785].

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(1997-10-11)