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Snippet

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A bit, scrap, or morsel: "sparkling black bass ... strewn with snippets of coriander and basil” ( Gael Greene).

n. Informal A small or mischievous person.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. a tiny piece or part

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

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A small part or piece.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A small part or share; a small piece snipped off.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

Word Usage

"Unfortunately, the effect of this snippet is almost ruined by the insipid reporter chick, who should just shut the hell up, stop being patronizing and let the geek dudes talk."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

piece

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

tippet

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

snatch excerpt tidbit