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The Chunky method of displaying computer graphics is one where a single byte in memory represents a single pixel on the screen. Usually a sequential area of memory therefore acts as an array of pixel values. In some contexts, this is known as PseudoColor (a specific X Window System term) or indexed color (which can be more generic than just one byte per pixel).
With chunky graphics, the values stored in RAM do not directly correspond to a particular colour; rather they are used as an index into a definable palette of colours.
See also: Planar, Highcolour, Truecolour.
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