Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fragment \Frag"ment\, n. [L. fragmentum, fr. frangere to break:
   cf. F. fragment. See {Break}, v. t.]
   A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect
   part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.

         Gather up the fragments that remain.     --John vi. 12.

Source : WordNet®

fragment
     n 1: a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment
          of rock"
     2: a broken piece of a brittle artifact [syn: {shard}, {sherd}]
     3: an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"
     v : break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"
         [syn: {break up}, {fragmentize}, {fragmentise}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

fragment
     
        {fragmentaton}