Thunk (compatibility mapping)

Okay kiddo, so imagine you have two blocks that can fit together, but one is a square and the other is a circle. They don't quite fit together, do they? That's kind of like how computers sometimes have trouble working together when they don't speak the same language.

But sometimes, we can make them work together by using a special tool called a thunk. A thunk is like a translator that helps the two computers understand each other better.

In computer terms, a thunk is a piece of software that helps programs work together even if they were originally designed to work with different types of computers. It's like a bridge between two different types of computer languages.

This is often used when older software programs need to work with newer versions of an operating system or a different type of computer. The thunk helps the two understand each other so they can work together.