ETYM Old Eng. shrede, schrede, as. screáde; akin to od. schroode, German schrot a piece cut off, Icel. skrjothr a shred, and to Eng. shroud. Related to Screed, Scroll, Scrutiny.
A tiny or scarcely detectable amount; SYN. scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge.

To tear into shreds; SYN. tear up, rip up.

A breakfast cereal made from cooked partially dried wheat that is shredded and molded into biscuits which are then oven-baked and toasted

An application designed to completely destroy digital data so it cannot be reconstructed with file recovery software.

Machine for disposing of confidential documents or computer discs. Paper is shredded into strips or, in high-security machines, into confetti; magnetic discs are cut to pieces or pulverized.