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shards

/ʃɑːrdz/ /ʃɔːrdz/

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noun

Fragment, tesson

A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.

Examples :

"During the archaeological dig, the team carefully collected the shards of ancient pottery. "

Pendant la fouille archéologique, l'équipe a soigneusement recueilli les fragments de poterie antique.

archaeology material part geology history

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noun

Éclat, fragment

(by extension) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.

Examples :

"After the earthquake, shards of rock littered the mountain path, making it dangerous to walk. "

Après le tremblement de terre, des éclats de roche jonchaient le sentier de montagne, rendant la marche dangereuse.

material geology archaeology

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Écaille, carapace, élytres

A tough scale, sheath, or shell; especially an elytron of a beetle.

Examples :

"The beetle's hard, protective shards made it difficult to identify the species. "

Les élytres durs et protecteurs du coléoptère rendaient difficile l'identification de l'espèce.

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noun

Instance d'un MMORPG

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.

Examples :

"Instead of crowding everyone onto a single server, the game developers created several shards, each a separate virtual world where players could adventure without lag. "

Au lieu de tous entasser sur un seul serveur, les développeurs du jeu ont créé plusieurs instances d'un MMORPG, chacune étant un monde virtuel distinct où les joueurs pouvaient s'aventurer sans lag.

computing internet game technology media

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noun

Composant, fragment

A component of a sharded distributed database.

Examples :

"The large customer database was divided into smaller, manageable shards to improve access speed. "

La grande base de données clients a été divisée en composants plus petits et gérables pour améliorer la vitesse d'accès.

computing technology system

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noun

Cristal, glace

(singular or plural) A piece of crystal methamphetamine.

Examples :

"Please be aware that the following sentence is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not endorse or encourage illegal activities. "The police found shards in his pocket during the arrest." "

Veuillez noter que la phrase suivante est fournie à titre d'illustration uniquement et ne cautionne ni n'encourage les activités illégales.

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verb

Se briser en éclats

To fall apart into shards, usually as the result of impact or explosion.

Examples :

"The cheap vase sharded when I accidentally knocked it off the shelf. "

Le vase bon marché s'est brisé en éclats lorsque je l'ai accidentellement fait tomber de l'étagère.

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verb

Briser en éclats

To break (something) into shards.

Examples :

"The angry child shards the clay pot against the wall. "

L'enfant en colère brise le pot d'argile contre le mur.

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verb

Diviser en shards

To divide (an MMORPG) into several shards, or to establish a shard of one.

Examples :

"The game developer decided to shard the popular MMORPG to reduce server lag and improve the playing experience for everyone. "

Le développeur du jeu a décidé de diviser le MMORPG populaire en shards pour réduire le lag du serveur et améliorer l'expérience de jeu pour tous.

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