SyStem> A Software mechaniSm allowing a WindowS 3.1application to call a 32-bit {dynamically linked library} (DLL) under {Win32S}. The WindowS 3.1application 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-bitEXE 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]. [Better explanation?] (1997-10-11)