Chunking means dividing longer material into smaller sections so a system can store, find and use relevant pieces. The editorial challenge is deciding where a thought begins and ends without separating a claim from the qualification that makes it accurate.
Headings, paragraphs, examples and tables provide useful clues. Keep source references and section titles attached to each piece. A chunk should carry enough context to be understood when it appears away from the rest of the document.
A small-business example
A supplier guide explains a standard returns process, followed by an exception for made-to-order goods. If the general rule is stored separately from its exception, a search may retrieve an incomplete answer.
The editor makes the scope explicit in the general section and gives the exception a clear heading. Both sections refer to the applicable product types and source version. The retrieval workflow can then be checked with questions that test ordinary cases and exceptions, rather than assuming the split worked.
Try this
Take one long business note and mark its distinct questions or ideas. Split it at those boundaries. Read each section alone and ask: what does “it” refer to, which conditions apply, and where did this come from? Restore the missing context without copying the entire document into every section.
Context identifies what must travel with a passage. Provenance keeps its source traceable, and Retrieval tests whether the right passage can be found.