Another name for a small incomplete part or fragment?

Here are some synonyms for a small incomplete part or fragment, depending on the specific context:

General:

* Snippet

* Scrap

* Piece

* Bit

* Portion

* Section

* Fragment

* Residue

* Remnant

More specific:

* Shard (for a broken piece of something, especially glass or pottery)

* Splinter (for a small sharp piece of wood)

* Chip (for a small piece broken off something)

* Crumb (for a small piece of food)

* Tatter (for a small piece of cloth)

* Stubble (for a small bit of something left behind, like hair or grass)

Literary:

* Vestige (for a trace or small remaining part of something that has disappeared or ceased to exist)

* Relic (for a surviving fragment of something from the past)

The best word will depend on the context of your sentence and the specific object you are describing.