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shard

UK
/ʃɑːd/
US
/ʃɑrd/

Translations

shardnoun
shards
pl
UK
/ʃɑːd/
US
/ʃɑrd/
éclatMorcellement d’un objet dur, notamment en verre, pierre ou métal.
She carefully picked up the shard of glass from the floor to avoid injury.
Elle a soigneusement ramassé l’éclat de verre sur le sol pour éviter de se blesser.
fragmentInformatique : portion horizontale d’une base de données ou d’un ensemble de données.
Each shard contains data for a specific geographic region.
Chaque fragment contient des données pour une région géographique précise.
tessonSe dit surtout d’un morceau de céramique ou de verre cassé.
She carefully picked up the shard of glass from the floor to avoid injury.
Elle a soigneusement ramassé le tesson de verre sur le sol pour éviter de se blesser.
Additional translations
fragmentSens figuré ou général pour une petite partie d’un tout.
Synonyms
piece
shred
scrap
bit
chip
sliver
splinter
fragment
shardverb
sharded
Past Simple
sharded
Past Participle
sharding
Gerund
fragmenterInformatique : répartir des données en fragments sur plusieurs machines.
The system sharded the database to improve performance.
Le système a fragmenté la base de données pour améliorer les performances.
se briser en éclatsEmploi intransitif : se casser en fragments.
The bottle hit the floor and sharded instantly.
La bouteille a heurté le sol et s’est brisée en éclats instantanément.
Synonyms
shatter
splinter
fragment
break
break up
break into pieces
fracture
crack
burst
smash
shardadjective
UK
/ʃɑːd/
US
/ʃɑrd/
Attributive use of the noun, e.g. "shard key"
fragmentéSe dit d’un objet composé de fragments ou ressemblant à des fragments.
The artist created a shard sculpture from broken glass.
L’artiste a créé une sculpture fragmentée à partir de verre brisé.

Definitions

shardnoun
A piece of broken ceramic, metal, glass, or rock, typically having sharp edges.
She carefully picked up the shard of glass from the floor to avoid injury.
A small part or portion of something, often used metaphorically.
He only had a shard of hope left after hearing the disappointing news.
Computing: a horizontal partition of a dataset or database that is stored separately from others to improve scalability and performance.
Each shard contains data for a specific geographic region.
Computing: a horizontally partitioned segment of a database or data set, stored separately to improve performance or scalability.
The user table is divided into several shards to distribute the workload.
shardverb
To break or cause to break into shards.
The bottle hit the floor and sharded instantly.
Computing: to partition (data, a database, etc.) into smaller parts (shards) distributed across multiple machines.
The system sharded the database to improve performance.
shardadjective
Relating to or made of shards; used before a noun to indicate that something consists of or resembles shards.
The artist created a shard sculpture from broken glass.
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