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snippet
/ˈsnɪpɪt/
a small piece or fragment
She shared a snippet of her new song on social media.
She posted a short clip of her new song online.
informal
a small piece or fragment of something larger
The journalist included a snippet from the interview in the article.
The journalist quoted a short part of the interview in the article.
He showed me a snippet of his code to explain the issue.
He displayed a small section of his code to illustrate the problem.
Often used for text, audio, or video clips.
Collocations
share a snippetpost a small piece of contentcode snippeta small piece of programming code
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Pro Tip
Digital Usage
'Snippet' is frequently used in tech and media to describe small, shareable pieces of content.
Word Origin
From Middle English 'snippen' (to cut), related to 'snip'.
Usage Notes
Commonly used in digital contexts for small pieces of media or text.
English Dictionary