snippet

CEFRC1

/ˈsnɪpɪt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small piece or short part of something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • She gave me a snippet of information which is top secret.

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

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

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

verb

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • We snippeted the blog posts for display on the home page.

  • He cut his coats without waste; according to his embroidered cloth, they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table […]

  • All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippetted […]

Synonyms

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The journalist included a brief blank of the interview in his report.

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Origin

noun

From snip + -et. Compare snippock.