breadcrumb vs chunk

breadcrumb

noun
  • One in a series of clues leading to a person or place. 

  • A single link in a chain indicating the hierarchical location of a directory, web page or similar, used as a navigation aid. 

  • A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread. 

verb
  • To add navigational breadcrumbs to (a web page or user interface). 

  • To use clues or enticements to lead someone in the desired direction. 

  • To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking. 

chunk

noun
  • A part of something that has been separated. 

  • A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a bundle or cluster. 

  • A discrete segment of a file, stream, etc. (especially one that represents audiovisual media); a block. 

  • A representative portion of a substance, often large and irregular. 

  • A segment of a comedian's performance. 

verb
  • To break down (language, etc.) into conceptual pieces of manageable size. 

  • To throw. 

  • Deal a substantial amount of damage to an opponent. 

  • To break into large pieces or chunks. 

How often have the words breadcrumb and chunk occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )