segment vs sliver

segment

noun
  • One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion. 

  • A straight path between two points that is the shortest distance between them. 

  • One of several parts of an organism, with similar structure, arranged in a chain; such as a vertebra, or a third of an insect's thorax. 

  • The part of a circle between its circumference and a chord (usually other than the diameter). 

  • A part of a broadcast program, devoted to a topic. 

  • An Ethernet bus. 

  • Any of the pieces that constitute an order tree. 

  • A discrete unit of speech: a consonant or a vowel. 

  • The part of a sphere cut off by a plane. 

  • A length of some object. 

  • A bearing representing only one part of a rounded object. 

  • A portion of an organ whose cells are derived from a single cell within the primordium from which the organ developed. 

  • A portion of an itinerary: it may be a flight or train between two cities, or a car or hotel booked in a particular city. 

  • A region of memory or a fragment of an executable file designated to contain a particular part of a program. 

verb
  • To divide into segments or sections. 

sliver

noun
  • A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter. 

  • A narrow high-rise apartment building. 

  • A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning. 

  • Specifically, a splinter caught under the skin. 

  • Bait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings. 

  • A small amount of something; a drop in the bucket; a shred. 

verb
  • To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit. 

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