fragments
n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈfɹæɡmənts// frag·ments
n. small pieces that have broken off from something larger. You use this word when something is no longer whole, like a broken plate or a short part of a story.
n. small parts broken off or detached from a complete entity. Often used figuratively to describe incomplete pieces of information, text, or memories.
The floor was covered in fragments of glass.
Archaeologists spent months carefully cleaning the pottery fragments they found buried in the dry soil.
The historian attempted to reconstruct the lost civilization's social hierarchy using only the scattered fragments of administrative records that survived the fire.
Usage
Usually used in the plural form to describe the collective remains of a broken object.