Chunking

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  • n. A strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by recoding information.
  • n. 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.
  • n. The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces of its former self, usually using a hammer or a crowbar.
  • v. Present participle of chunk.
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  • n. (psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units
  • Verb Form
    chunked    chunking    chunks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    compile    roll up    hoard    accumulate    pile up   
    Cross Reference
    to chunk up    lump    hunk    bit    chuck   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    piece    lump   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Funk    Monk    blunk    bunk    clunk   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    lump    bit    slab    slice    fragment