chunking Meaning & Definition
Phonetic codes: CH AH1 NG K IH0 NG
What Does Chunking Mean?
Chunking is used as a noun meaning The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces, usually using a hammer or a crowbar. It is also used to mean A strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by recoding information. As a verb, it means present participle and gerund of chunk.
Chunking Definition (Noun)
- The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces, usually using a hammer or a crowbar.
- A strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by recoding information.
- 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.
- The division of memory or data etc. into smaller units for easier processing.
- The partial-quotients method for solving simple division problems by repeated subtraction.
Chunking as a Verb
- present participle and gerund of chunk
Synonyms of Chunking
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Chunking synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Chunking
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Chunking in a Sentence
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Word Forms & Grammar
chunking (countable and uncountable, plural chunkings)
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