1. the process of breaking information into smaller, manageable pieces
Usage: psychology; education
2. the act of throwing or placing something forcefully
Usage: informal

1. present participle of chunk: to break into pieces or segments
2. present participle of chunk: to throw or place forcefully
Usage: informal

Examples

• Chunking phone numbers into groups of three makes them easier to remember.
• The teacher used chunking to help students learn the long poem.
• Memory experts recommend chunking large amounts of information.
• He was chunking rocks into the pond.
• The software is chunking the data into smaller files.
• Chunking text into paragraphs improves readability.
• She’s chunking her study material into daily sections.