"microchunk" meaning in English

See microchunk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: microchunks [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + chunk. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|chunk|text=+|tree=1}} From micro- + chunk., {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|chunk|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- English chunk English microchunk From micro- + chunk. Head templates: {{en-noun}} microchunk (plural microchunks)
  1. A very small piece.
    Sense id: en-microchunk-en-noun-zPlTA-q~ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with micro- (very small) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro- (very small): 53 20 27
  2. (marketing) Part of a product or service made available separately from its traditional package.
    Sense id: en-microchunk-en-noun-YNJcM7iE Categories (other): Marketing, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 42 52 Topics: business, marketing

Verb

Forms: microchunks [present, singular, third-person], microchunking [participle, present], microchunked [participle, past], microchunked [past]
Etymology: From micro- + chunk. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|chunk|text=+|tree=1}} From micro- + chunk., {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|chunk|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- English chunk English microchunk From micro- + chunk. Head templates: {{en-verb}} microchunk (third-person singular simple present microchunks, present participle microchunking, simple past and past participle microchunked)
  1. (marketing, transitive) To split up a product or service sold traditionally as a package. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-microchunk-en-verb-suQ28qnx Categories (other): Marketing, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 10 38 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 11 38 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 11 38 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 11 39 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 42 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 7 41 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 38 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 33 61 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 6 28 66 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 27 68 Topics: business, marketing

Inflected forms

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    [
      "micro-",
      "micro-#English:_very_small"
    ],
    [
      "chunk",
      "chunk#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "From micro- + chunk.",
      "name": "ety"
    },
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      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From micro- + chunk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "microchunks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "microchunk (plural microchunks)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 20 27",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A very small piece."
      ],
      "id": "en-microchunk-en-noun-zPlTA-q~",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
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        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 42 52",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
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        "Part of a product or service made available separately from its traditional package."
      ],
      "id": "en-microchunk-en-noun-YNJcM7iE",
      "links": [
        [
          "marketing",
          "marketing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "product",
          "product"
        ],
        [
          "service",
          "service"
        ],
        [
          "traditional",
          "traditional"
        ],
        [
          "package",
          "package"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(marketing) Part of a product or service made available separately from its traditional package."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "marketing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "microchunk"
}

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    ],
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      "chunk",
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      },
      "expansion": "From micro- + chunk.",
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      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From micro- + chunk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "microchunks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "microchunking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "microchunked",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "microchunked",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "_dis": "10 38 52",
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          "_dis": "11 38 51",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "11 38 51",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 39 50",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "5 42 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 41 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 38 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 33 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 28 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 27 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2005, November 5, Fred Wilson, \"The Future of Media (aka Please Take My RSS Feed)\", AVC (blog)",
          "text": "If I were a television executive right now, I'd take my content, microchunk it, put a couple calls to a video ad server in the middle of it, and let it go wherever it wants to go."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To split up a product or service sold traditionally as a package."
      ],
      "id": "en-microchunk-en-verb-suQ28qnx",
      "links": [
        [
          "marketing",
          "marketing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "split up",
          "split up"
        ],
        [
          "product",
          "product"
        ],
        [
          "service",
          "service"
        ],
        [
          "package",
          "package"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(marketing, transitive) To split up a product or service sold traditionally as a package."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "marketing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "microchunk"
}
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries referencing missing etymons",
    "English entries with etymology texts",
    "English entries with etymology trees",
    "English entries with etymon",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (small)",
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    "English verbs",
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      },
      "expansion": "From micro- + chunk.",
      "name": "ety"
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      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From micro- + chunk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "microchunks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "microchunk (plural microchunks)",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A very small piece."
      ],
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        [
          "small",
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        ],
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Part of a product or service made available separately from its traditional package."
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "product",
          "product"
        ],
        [
          "service",
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        ],
        [
          "traditional",
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        ],
        [
          "package",
          "package"
        ]
      ],
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        "(marketing) Part of a product or service made available separately from its traditional package."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "marketing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "microchunk"
}

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    "English entries with etymology texts",
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (small)",
    "English terms prefixed with micro- (very small)",
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      "expansion": "From micro- + chunk.",
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    },
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      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From micro- + chunk.",
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    {
      "form": "microchunks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "microchunking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "microchunked",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "microchunked",
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    {
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2005, November 5, Fred Wilson, \"The Future of Media (aka Please Take My RSS Feed)\", AVC (blog)",
          "text": "If I were a television executive right now, I'd take my content, microchunk it, put a couple calls to a video ad server in the middle of it, and let it go wherever it wants to go."
        }
      ],
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        "To split up a product or service sold traditionally as a package."
      ],
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        ],
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          "split up",
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        ],
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          "product",
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        ],
        [
          "service",
          "service"
        ],
        [
          "package",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(marketing, transitive) To split up a product or service sold traditionally as a package."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
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        "business",
        "marketing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "microchunk"
}

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