Snippet Meaning
/ˈsnɪpɪt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.
nounA text file containing a relatively small amount of code, useless by itself, along with instructions for inserting that code into a larger codebase.
Sentence Examples
She gave me a snippet of information which is top secret.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The journalist included a brief ____ of the interview in his report.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The news program showed a short ____ of the interview with the famous actor before the commercial break.
Word Origin & History
From snip + -et. Compare snippock.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He cut his coats without waste; according to his embroidered cloth, they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table […]"
— 1902, Beatrix Potter, The Tailor of Gloucester::
"On another occasion a "Schools" class, No. 30911 Dover, with a load of eight bogies on the same train was badly delayed by signals all the way, but made very determined attempts to pick up time whenever possible. This resulted in a sustained speed of 50 m.p.h. up Sole Street bank and several snippets in the "eighties"."
— 1959 April, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The Southern in Trouble on the Kent Coast”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 216:
"Miss Honey smiled. It was extraordinary, she told herself, how this little snippet of a girl seemed suddenly to be taking charge of her problems, and with such authority, too."
— 1988, Roald Dahl, Matilda:
"All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippetted […]"
— 1902, Beatrix Potter, The Tailor of Gloucester::
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The journalist included a brief ____ of the interview in his report.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The news program showed a short ____ of the interview with the famous actor before the commercial break.