shard
Bit of pottery
A shard is a broken piece of something brittle—glass, pottery, ceramic: Shards of the vase littered the floor.
The word implies sharp edges and violent breakage.
In computing and gaming, a shard is a partition of a database or game server, where the whole is divided into separate pieces that function independently.
Thin sharp fragment
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- sliverThin split-off piece
- pieceA portion or segment
- bitSmall amount or portion
scrap · spall · fleck · shiver · remnant · speck · particle · morsel
Fired clay material
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
vessel · urn · amphora · tile · glaze · kiln · clay · crockery
Broken into fragments
- splinteredBroken into sharp slivers
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- fracturedSplit or splintered
- smashedBroken or intoxicated
snapped · split · cleft · busted · crumbled · disintegrated · jagged · brittle
Act of unearthing
- digUnearth by shoveling
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- siteDesignated location
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
ancient · context · layer · sediment · artifact · relic · antiquity · fieldwork
Mosaic's constituent pieces
- tileFlat surface-covering piece
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- groutTile joint filler
- assemblageCollected group of things
composition · pattern · design · arrangement · collage · montage · opus · artwork
Boundary or sharpness
- pointExact location or meaning
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
razor-sharp · serrated · blade-like · lacerate · slice · nick · scratch · wound
Glass-fitted wall opening
- bottleContainer for liquids
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- transparentAllowing light through
translucent · glassy · pane · obsidian · silica · cutting · wound · laceration
Splitting data horizontally
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- distributedDivided and given out
- nodeConnection point in networks
- clusterGathered group nearby
replication · hash · table · index · scalability · architecture · throughput · latency
splinter
Thin sharp fragment
bit · scrap · spall · fleck · shiver · remnant · speck · particle · morsel · snippet
ceramic
Fired clay material
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
stoneware · vessel · urn · amphora · tile · glaze · kiln · clay · crockery · faience
shattered
Broken into fragments
- splinteredBroken into sharp slivers
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- fracturedSplit or splintered
smashed · snapped · split · cleft · busted · crumbled · disintegrated · jagged · brittle · fragile
excavation
Act of unearthing
- digUnearth by shoveling
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- siteDesignated location
prehistoric · ancient · context · layer · sediment · artifact · relic · antiquity · fieldwork · survey
tesserae
Mosaic's constituent pieces
assemblage · composition · pattern · design · arrangement · collage · montage · opus · artwork · decorative
edge
Boundary or sharpness
piercing · razor-sharp · serrated · blade-like · lacerate · slice · nick · scratch · wound · dangerous
window
Glass-fitted wall opening
transparent · translucent · glassy · pane · obsidian · silica · cutting · wound · laceration
sharding
Splitting data horizontally
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- distributedDivided and given out
- nodeConnection point in networks
cluster · replication · hash · table · index · scalability · architecture · throughput · latency · consistency
- fair shareEquitable part owed
- lion's shareGreatest part of total
- share a bedOccupy one mattress jointly
- share houseResidence with multiple occupants
- time shareJointly owned vacation property
- market sharePercentage of sector sales