Chunking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chunking is a noun meaning The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces, usually using a hammer or a crowbar.
Meaning
The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces, usually using a hammer or a crowbar.
More Meanings
- (psychology) A strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by recoding information.
- (computing) The division of memory or data etc. into smaller units for easier processing.
- (mathematics, education) The partial-quotients method for solving simple division problems by repeated subtraction.
- present participle and gerund of chunk
- (writing) A method of presenting information which splits concepts into small pieces or "chunks" of information to make reading and understanding faster and easier, using such methods as bulleted lists, short subheadings, or short sentences with one or two ideas per sentence.
Example Sentences
Chunking is the reason that phone numbers are broken into two parts plus an area code and that credit card numbers are split into groups of four.
Word Forms
- chunkings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include collocate, ball, glob, lump, clump, clod.
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