fragment vs splinter

fragment

verb
  • To cause to be broken into pieces. 

  • To break apart. 

  • To break up and disperse (a file) into non-contiguous areas of a disk. 

noun
  • An incomplete portion of code. 

  • A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate. 

  • A portion of a URL referring to a subordinate resource or anchor (such as a specific point on a web page), introduced by the # sign. 

  • A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not 

splinter

verb
  • To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments. 

  • To come apart into long sharp fragments. 

  • To break, or cause to break, into factions. 

  • To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb. 

noun
  • A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh. 

  • A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership. 

  • A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit. 

  • A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. 

How often have the words fragment and splinter occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )