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noun
1.
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
verb (used with object)
3.
to split or break into splinters.
4.
to break off (something) in splinters.
5.
to split or break (a larger group) into separate factions or independent groups.
6.
Obsolete. to secure or support by a splint or splints, as a broken limb.
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Splinter
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| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
verb (used without object)
7.
to be split or broken into splinters.
8.
to break off in splinters.
Related forms
splin·ter·less, adjective
splin·ter·y, adjective
un·splin·tered, adjective
Synonyms
1. sliver. 8. separate, part, split.
1. sliver. 8. separate, part, split.
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Word Origin & History
splinter
late 14c., from M.Du. splinter, splenter "a splinter," related to splinte (see splint). The verb is from 1580s; figurative sense from c.1600. The adjective (as in splinter party) is first recorded 1935, from the noun.
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Computing Dictionary
SPLINTER definition
A PL/I interpreter with debugging features.
[Sammet 1969, p.600].
(1995-01-19)
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