Chunk

A chunk in DITA is closely related to the idea of a Topic, the smallest amount of content that can stand alone and be meaningful information.

Chunking is dividing information into sections that can carry a meaningful Semantic Tag of Metadata.

Chunking divides information into small enough sections that they can be comprehended and remembered easily. A chunk may be diet pills the smallest element for indexing.

Another name for a chunk is a Content Component, though this sometimes refers to an element with interactive functionality, such as a Java applet.

A Content Element may contain a Content Template with smaller chunks. So a chunk or element need not be "atomic," that is, unbreakable into smaller best weight loss elements.

Chunking is sometimes called segmentation.



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