SNIPPET

snip, snippet, snipping

(noun) a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

snippet (plural snippets)

A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.

(computing) A text file containing a relatively small amount of code, useless by itself, along with instructions for inserting that code into a larger codebase.

Synonyms

• (small part): excerpt

Verb

snippet (third-person singular simple present snippets, present participle (nonstandard) snippetting or snippeting, simple past and past participle (nonstandard) snippetted or snippeted)

(transitive, often, computing) To produce a snippet (small part) of; to excerpt.

To make small cuts, to snip, particularly with scissors.

Usage notes

• Doubled ‘tt’ is incorrect per standard spelling rules, but reasonably common.

Synonyms

• (tiny part): excerpt

Anagrams

• steppin'

Source: Wiktionary


Snip"pet, n.

Definition: A small part or piece. To be cut into snippets and shreds. F. Harrison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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