Mincing

table top machine with handle, meat is inserted in a top aperture and emerges minced from the side aperture
Meat grinder in operation. Mincing is slicing, not grinding/extruding
Minced carrots
Minced lamb

Mincing is a culinary technique in which ingredients are cut into small, uniform pieces. Mincing was originally a manual process using knives or mezzalunas. The invention of the meat grinder or mincer in the 1850s made mincing faster and easier.