chomp
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chomp
- /tʃɒmp/ UK
- /t͡ʃɑmp/ US
Rhymes with -ɒmp
Where it comes from
U.S. regional variation of champ (verb), from Middle English champen, chammen (“to bite; gnash”).
(computing storage unit): An allusion to byte, which sounds like bite.
noun chomps · chump
- The act of chomping (see below)
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A unit of computing storage equal to sixteen bits (two bytes), which can represent any of 65536 distinct values.
An IPv6 address is represented as eight hexadecimal chomps.
Similar: hextet
verb chomps · chomping · chomped · chump
- To bite or chew loudly or heavily. The dog chomped on the treat and swallowed it in one gulp.
- To remove the final character from (a text string) if it is a newline (or, less commonly, some other programmer-specified character).
Translations
Every language
verb to bite or munch loudly or heavily
| Deutsch | schmatzen |
|---|---|
| Italiano | masticare in modo rumoroso |
| Русский | ча́вкать čávkatʹ, ча́вкнуть čávknutʹ |
Talk about this word "chomp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chomp. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chomp. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chomp "chomp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chomp.Cite this
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