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Chunk vs Parts - What's the difference?

chunk | parts |

As nouns the difference between chunk and parts

is that chunk is a part of something that has been separated while parts is .

As verbs the difference between chunk and parts

is that chunk is to break into large pieces or chunks while parts is (part).

chunk

English

(wikipedia chunk)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A part of something that has been separated.
    • The statue broke into chunks .
  • *
  • A representative of a substance at large, often large and irregular.
    • A chunk of granite .
  • (computing) A discrete segment of a file, stream, etc. (especially one that represents audiovisual media); a block.
  • * 1994 , Paul J Perry, Multimedia developer's guide
    • The first DWORD of a chunk data in the RIFF chunk is a four character code value identifying the form type of the file.

    See also

    * piece * bit * lump * chuck * hunk

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To break into large pieces or chunks.
  • (slang, chiefly, Southern US) To throw.

    • parts

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (plural only) intellectual ability or learning
    • He was a man of great parts but little virtue.
  • vicinity, region
  • * 1854 , Lord Cockburn, Memoir of Thomas Thomson , Scotland Bannatyne Club, page 241:
    • We intend being at Leamington before long, unless some change in the weather should make our stay in these parts more tolerable.
  • (plural only, euphemistic) The male genitals.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (part)

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