splinter

n : a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a

splinter in his finger"; "it flew into flinders" [syn: {sliver},

{flinders}]

v 1: withdraw from an organization or communion [syn: {secede},

{break away}]

2: divide into slivers or splinters [syn: {sliver}]

3: break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"

[syn: {sliver}]

SPLINTER

A {PL/I} {interpreter} with debugging features.

[Sammet 1969, p.600].

(1995-01-19)