# chunked transfer encoding

> streaming data transfer mechanism in HTTP/1.1, which divides the data stream into nonoverlapping chunks sent and received independently

**Wikidata**: [Q2572227](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2572227)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunked_transfer_encoding)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/chunked-transfer-encoding


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013