snippet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsnɪ.pət/, SAMPA: /"snI.p@t/
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[edit] Etymology

Diminutive of snip (with suffix -et).

[edit] Noun

snippet (plural snippets)

1. a tiny piece or part

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

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

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