snippet

[ snip-it ]

noun

1. a small piece snipped off; a small bit, scrap, or fragment:

   an anthology of snippets.

2. Informal. a small or insignificant person.

snippet

/ ˈsnɪpɪt /

noun

1. a small scrap or fragment

Derived Forms

• ˈsnippety, adjective
• ˈsnippetiness, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of snippet¹

First recorded in 1655–65; snip + -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of snippet¹

C17: from snip + -et

Example Sentences

They are responsible for the title and snippet that users see on the search result page.

From Search Engine Watch

Getting more exposure to your web site from Google search by enhancing your snippets can lead to more traffic to your web pages.

From Search Engine Land

That’s because most common gene sequencing technologies create short snippets of DNA that then have to be stitched together.

From Singularity Hub 

You can add your code snippet here, or the page URL and the testing tool will let you know if you’ve done it correctly or not.

From Search Engine Watch

Featured snippets appear for just about every question that is searched on Google.

From Search Engine Watch

However the clip that appeared online was a very short snippet, recorded in between mixes.

From The Daily Beast

Look again at the snippet of Anne Frank film while holding in mind a backdrop of recent events.

From The Daily Beast

But as that Observer snippet suggests, much of it isn't hypocrisy.

From The Daily Beast

The clip showed a snippet of Armstrong's victory speech in Paris, the seventh and final of his Tour de France wins.

From The Daily Beast

A video snippet of Liu during a middle-school English language class “is the hottest thing on the Internet,” notes Chen.

From The Daily Beast

She would have taken for granted that the pair wished to be alone together, though she would have regarded this only as a snippet.

From Project Gutenberg

"Cutest bird I ever seed 'cept the flicker," pronounced Snippet, whose straw-colored hair stood out like a halo.

From Project Gutenberg

He felt that it was just like this little Yocum snippet to assume such a thing, and it made him sicker than ever to look at her.

From Project Gutenberg

Mischief, when his legs can trip it When his arms are pliant still Is so lovable a snippet That he's sure of your good will!

From Project Gutenberg

Its long legs and its apology for a tail recall the sandpiper, but there is nothing else snippet-like about it.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bit
• fragment
• morsel
• smidgen