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🥣 Thick with pieces 📺 Uneven or rough 💾 Divided in blocks
chunkiness

chunkiness

7.0
A data transfer pattern where information is sent in large parts causing pauses
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃʌŋkɪnəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fragmentación
  • Engineers reduced the chunkiness of the data packets to improve network performance.

Examples

  • The chunkiness of the data transfer caused delays.

  • Some users prefer less chunkiness in their file downloads for smoother transfers.

  • The chunkiness of the video stream caused it to pause frequently during playback.

  • The software update improved the chunkiness of file transfers.

  • Reducing the chunkiness of video files can enhance streaming quality.

  • Many application developers aim to minimize the chunkiness of their data exchanges to ensure faster loading times.

  • The user's complaints were about the chunkiness of the software updates affecting performance.

Synonyms

fragmentation
vschunkiness
  • Specialized
2 6.7

When a computer stores files in separate parts on a disk

is the state or degree of being divided into units, not the action
blockiness
vschunkiness
7.5

Large square shapes that make a building or object look chunky and not detailed

is about division into separate units for processing rather than visual shape
fragmentariness
vschunkiness
9.1

A quality of being made of many separate pieces with parts missing

is about organized division into clear units or blocks, not broken pieces

Antonyms

integrity
132 4.4

Being whole and not broken, for example in a building or file

continuity
52 4.7

A situation where things stay the same or keep happening without big changes

How Divided

fragmentation
  • Specialized
2 6.7
chunkiness
  • Specialized
7.0
segmentation
3 6.1
contiguity
1 8.7

Surface Forms

chunkiness singular
chunkinesses plural

Morphology

chunkiness = chunky (semi-transparent) = chunk + y + ness

Formation is regular, but the computing/data sense is a domain-specific extension of the physical sense.

Etymology

Chunkiness comes from chunk ('block' or 'piece') and is useful in computing because data is often sent in separate blocks or 'chunks'. So chunkiness in a video stream or file transfer means the data is divided into chunks, which can cause pauses or uneven playback.