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scraplet

2 9.2

A small piece of waste material or a tiny unwanted computer program

noun
/ˈskræp.lɪt/

: resto

Examples

The mechanic found a scraplet stuck in the engine filter.
After running the scan, the software detected a scraplet that needed to be removed.
She swept up every scraplet from the workshop floor before closing.
I found a small scraplet of fabric on the floor.
The developer removed the scraplet from the program.
The technician found several scraplets in the code that were causing errors in the program.
After the project, we had many scraplets of material left over that could be reused.
Be careful not to delete the scraplets from the software, as they can affect its performance.

Synonyms

scrap

vsscraplet

179 2.1

A small piece left over or thrown away

includes such tiny leftover pieces and also small unwanted software programs

table scrap

vsscraplet

3 2.7

A small amount of leftover food from a meal that is given to animals or thrown away

is broader and also covers tiny physical pieces and minor unwanted software

cruft

vsscraplet

Specialized

1 9.5

Extra unused parts of computer code that slow a program

covers minor unwanted software programs rather than physical leftovers

Antonyms

whole

484 1.0

All of something seen as one unit

How Big

to chunk

1 3.2

shard

47 4.9

to chip

104 2.3

scraplet

2 9.2

speck

66 1.3

Surface Forms

scraplet singular

scraplets plural

Morphology

scraplet = scrap (transparent) = scrap + let

Formation is the diminutive 'scrap' + '-let', yielding a smaller piece of scrap or a minor instance; computing sense is an extension but still predictable.

Etymology

Scraplet comes from scrap and the small ending -let; scrap can mean a 'small piece' and -let means 'small', so a scraplet is a tiny bit of material or a small unwanted program in a computer.