English Dictionary
◊ CHUNKY
chunky
adj 1: like or containing small stick lumps; "the dumplings were
chunky pieces of uncooked dough" [syn: {lumpy}]
2: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy
musculature; "some people seem born to be square and
chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds
are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church
with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy
ungainly figure" [syn: {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squat}, {squatty},
{stumpy}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN CHUNKER?
chunker
A program like {Unix}'s "split" which breaks an
input file into parts, usually of a pre-set size, e.g. the
maximum size that can fit on a {floppy}. The parts can then
be assembled with a {dechunker}, which is usually just the
chunker in a different mode.
(1998-12-15)