To divide (an MMORPG) into several shards, or to establish a shard of one.
To break (something) into shards.
To fall apart into shards, usually as the result of impact or explosion.
An instance of an MMORPG that is one of several independent and structurally identical virtual worlds, none of which has so many players as to exhaust a system's resources.
A piece of crystal methamphetamine.
A component of a sharded distributed database.
The plant chard.
A tough scale, sheath, or shell; especially an elytron of a beetle.
A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.
A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.
To divide into tranches.
A distinct subdivision of a single policyholder's benefits, typically relating to separate premium increments.
One of a set of classes or risk maturities that compose a multiple-class security, such as a CMO or REMIC; a class of bonds. Collateralized mortgage obligations are structured with several tranches of bonds that have various maturities.
A pension scheme's or scheme member's benefits relating to distinct accrual periods with different rules.
A slice, section or portion.