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Meaning of snippet

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

snippet

Pronunciation:/ˈsnɪpɪt//ˈsnɪpɪt/

noun

Definitions

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

    Example: From the snippet I heard of their rehearsal, they sound pretty good.

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

verb

Definitions

  1. To produce a snippet (small part) of; to excerpt.

    Example: We snippeted the blog posts for display on the home page.

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