What does thnn mean?

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I do not understand why are some Function class splited into the thnn directory in torch/nn/_functions. For example, there are two activation.py in torch/nn/_functions/ and torch/nn/_functions/thnn/.

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I believe thnn is for functions directly implemented in Torch C or Cuda.

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th means torch, nn means neuron network.

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