"snippet" meaning in English

See snippet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsnɪpɪt/ [UK], /ˈsnɪpɪt/ [US], [ˈsnɪpɪ̈(ʔ)t̚] [US] Audio: en-us-snippet.ogg [US] Forms: snippets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪpɪt Etymology: From snip + -et. Compare snippock. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|snip|et}} snip + -et, {{m|en|snippock}} snippock Head templates: {{en-noun}} snippet (plural snippets)
  1. A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample. Synonyms (small part): excerpt Translations (a tiny piece or part): отрязък (otrjazǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), fragment (Catalan), 片段 (piànduàn) (Chinese Mandarin), útržek [masculine] (Czech), fragment (Dutch), pätkä (Finnish), fragment [masculine] (French), Stück [neuter] (German), Teil [neuter] (German), Schnipsel [masculine] (German), απόσπασμα (apóspasma) (Greek), pätkä (Ingrian), 끄트러기 (kkeuteureogi) (Korean), 조각 (jogak) (Korean), 단편 (danpyeon) (Korean), pitopito (Maori), snutt [masculine] (Norwegian), skrawek [masculine] (Polish), strzęp [masculine] (Polish), (mały) fragment [masculine] (Polish), pedacinho [masculine] (Portuguese), fragmento [masculine] (Portuguese), кусо́к (kusók) [masculine] (Russian), лоску́т (loskút) [masculine] (Russian), обло́мок (oblómok) [masculine] (Russian), оско́лок (oskólok) [masculine] (Russian), фрагме́нт (fragmént) [masculine] (Russian), обре́зок (obrézok) [masculine] (Russian), часть (častʹ) [feminine] (Russian), клочо́к (kločók) (Russian), pedazo [masculine] (Spanish), retazo [masculine] (Spanish), trozo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-snippet-en-noun-n4Y4OeoF Disambiguation of 'small part': 88 12 Disambiguation of 'a tiny piece or part': 74 26
  2. (computing) A text file containing a relatively small amount of code, useless by itself, along with instructions for inserting that code into a larger codebase. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (a textfile containing a relatively small amount of code): snippet [masculine] (French), απόσπασμα κώδικα (apóspasma kódika) [neuter] (Greek), кусо́к (kusók) [masculine] (Russian), фрагме́нт (fragmént) [masculine] (Russian), часть (častʹ) [feminine] (Russian), snippet [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-snippet-en-noun-z~41ymom Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -et Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 56 29 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -et: 10 44 25 21 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'a textfile containing a relatively small amount of code': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: DNA snippet, in-snippet, snippet journalism, snippety

Verb

IPA: /ˈsnɪpɪt/ [UK], /ˈsnɪpɪt/ [US], [ˈsnɪpɪ̈(ʔ)t̚] [US] Audio: en-us-snippet.ogg [US] Forms: snippets [present, singular, third-person], snippeting [participle, present], snippetting [nonstandard, participle, present], snippeted [participle, past], snippeted [past], snippetted [nonstandard, participle, past], snippetted [nonstandard, past]
Rhymes: -ɪpɪt Etymology: From snip + -et. Compare snippock. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|snip|et}} snip + -et, {{m|en|snippock}} snippock Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=snippetted|past2_qual=nonstandard|pres_ptc2=snippetting|pres_ptc2_qual=nonstandard}} snippet (third-person singular simple present snippets, present participle snippeting or (nonstandard) snippetting, simple past and past participle snippeted or (nonstandard) snippetted)
  1. (transitive, often computing) To produce a snippet (small part) of; to excerpt. Tags: often, transitive Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms (tiny part): excerpt
    Sense id: en-snippet-en-verb-PpZECbhN Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'tiny part': 71 29
  2. To make small cuts, to snip, particularly with scissors.
    Sense id: en-snippet-en-verb-Plo2vLn9

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for snippet meaning in English (11.4kB)

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          "text": "From the snippet I heard of their rehearsal, they sound pretty good.",
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          "ref": "1902, Beatrix Potter, The Tailor of Gloucester:",
          "text": "He cut his coats without waste; according to his embroidered cloth, they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table […]",
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          "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
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          "roman": "obrézok",
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  "word": "snippet"
}
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    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪpɪt",
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "DNA snippet"
    },
    {
      "word": "in-snippet"
    },
    {
      "word": "snippet journalism"
    },
    {
      "word": "snippety"
    }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From snip + -et. Compare snippock.",
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      "form": "snippets",
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        "plural"
      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "From the snippet I heard of their rehearsal, they sound pretty good.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1902, Beatrix Potter, The Tailor of Gloucester:",
          "text": "He cut his coats without waste; according to his embroidered cloth, they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1959 April, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The Southern in Trouble on the Kent Coast”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 216",
          "text": "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\".",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1988, Roald Dahl, Matilda",
          "text": "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.",
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        }
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        "A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample."
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        [
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          "part"
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        [
          "song",
          "song"
        ],
        [
          "fabric",
          "fabric"
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          "sample",
          "sample"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
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        "A text file 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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        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
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        [
          "text file",
          "text file"
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          "codebase"
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        "(computing) A text file 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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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
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      "ipa": "/ˈsnɪpɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsnɪpɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsnɪpɪ̈(ʔ)t̚]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪpɪt"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-snippet.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/En-us-snippet.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
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    {
      "sense": "small part",
      "word": "excerpt"
    }
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otrjazǎk",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отрязък"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "word": "fragment"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "piànduàn",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "word": "片段"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "útržek"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "word": "fragment"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "word": "pätkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fragment"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Stück"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Teil"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schnipsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apóspasma",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "word": "απόσπασμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "word": "pätkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kkeuteureogi",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "word": "끄트러기"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jogak",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "word": "조각"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "danpyeon",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "word": "단편"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "word": "pitopito"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "snutt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "skrawek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strzęp"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "(mały) fragment"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pedacinho"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fragmento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kusók",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кусо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "loskút",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лоску́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oblómok",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "обло́мок"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oskólok",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "оско́лок"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fragmént",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фрагме́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obrézok",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "обре́зок"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "častʹ",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "часть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kločók",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "word": "клочо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pedazo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "retazo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a tiny piece or part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trozo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a textfile containing a relatively small amount of code",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "snippet"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apóspasma kódika",
      "sense": "a textfile containing a relatively small amount of code",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "απόσπασμα κώδικα"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kusók",
      "sense": "a textfile containing a relatively small amount of code",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кусо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fragmént",
      "sense": "a textfile containing a relatively small amount of code",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фрагме́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "častʹ",
      "sense": "a textfile containing a relatively small amount of code",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "часть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a textfile containing a relatively small amount of code",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "snippet"
    }
  ],
  "word": "snippet"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -et",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
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        "2": "snip",
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      "name": "suffix"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "snippock"
      },
      "expansion": "snippock",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From snip + -et. Compare snippock.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "snippets",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "snippeting",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "snippetting",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "snippeted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "snippeted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "snippetted",
      "tags": [
        "nonstandard",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "snippetted",
      "tags": [
        "nonstandard",
        "past"
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        "past2": "snippetted",
        "past2_qual": "nonstandard",
        "pres_ptc2": "snippetting",
        "pres_ptc2_qual": "nonstandard"
      },
      "expansion": "snippet (third-person singular simple present snippets, present participle snippeting or (nonstandard) snippetting, simple past and past participle snippeted or (nonstandard) snippetted)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Computing"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We snippeted the blog posts for display on the home page."
        }
      ],
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        "To produce a snippet (small part) of; to excerpt."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
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          "excerpt",
          "excerpt"
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        "(transitive, often computing) To produce a snippet (small part) of; to excerpt."
      ],
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        "often",
        "transitive"
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1902, Beatrix Potter, The Tailor of Gloucester:",
          "text": "All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippetted […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make small cuts, to snip, particularly with scissors."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsnɪpɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsnɪpɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsnɪpɪ̈(ʔ)t̚]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪpɪt"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-snippet.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/56/En-us-snippet.ogg/En-us-snippet.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/En-us-snippet.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "tiny part",
      "word": "excerpt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "snippet"
}

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