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Rarechunking
The correct spelling is chunking.
How to pronounce chunking
verb
Say it like: Chu-nki-ng
The correct spelling is chunking. To break into large pieces or chunks.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To break into large pieces or chunks.
- 2.To break down (language, etc.) into conceptual pieces of manageable size.
- 3.To throw.
noun
- 1.The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces, usually using a hammer or a crowbar.
- 2.A strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by recoding information.
- 3.(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.
- 4.The division of memory or data etc. into smaller units for easier processing.
- 5.The partial-quotients method for solving simple division problems by repeated subtraction.
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