Dictionary entry
chunking
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Definition of chunking
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: splitting long documents into smaller pieces before creating embeddings, so a retrieval system can find and return just the relevant parts
- Bad chunking cut the table in half and broke the answers.
- We switched to chunking by heading instead of by character count.
Two meanings, one word
In everyday English
Breaking something into smaller pieces, especially to make it easier to remember.
In AI
Splitting long documents into smaller pieces before creating embeddings, so a retrieval system can find and return just the relevant parts.
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"Chunking." AI Dictionary, Dadgogo, https://dadgogo.com/dictionary/chunking/. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.
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