Associations to the word «Snippet»

Wiktionary

SNIPPET, noun. A small part of something, such as a song or program.
SNIPPET, noun. (computing) a textfile containing a relatively small amount of code, useless by itself, along with instructions for inserting that code into a larger codebase
SNIPPET, verb. To produce a snippet (small part), to excerpt.
SNIPPET, verb. To make small cuts, to snip, particularly with scissors.

Dictionary definition

SNIPPET, noun. A small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off).

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.