chunking

chunk  (chngk)

n.

1. A thick mass or piece: a chunk of ice.

2. Informal A substantial amount: won quite a chunk of money.

3. A strong stocky horse.

v. chunked, chunk·ing, chunks

v.tr.

To form into chunks.

v.intr.

To make a dull clacking sound: listened to the rundown copier chunk along.

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[Perhaps variant of chuck.]

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chunking [ˈtʃʌŋkɪŋ]

n

(Psychology) Psychol the grouping together of a number of items by the mind, after which they can be remembered as a single item, such as a word or a musical phrase

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Noun

1.

chunking - (psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units unitisation, unitization configuration, constellation - an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time" psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life