snippet /ˈsnɪpɪt/noun 2verb 2forms 5 noun2 •A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.From the snippet I heard of their rehearsal, they sound pretty good. •A text file containing a relatively small amount of code, useless by itself, along with instructions for inserting that code into a larger codebase. verb2 •To produce a snippet (small part) of; to excerpt.We snippeted the blog posts for display on the home page. •To make small cuts, to snip, particularly with scissors.All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippetted […] — 1902 formssnippeted · snippetted · snippeting · snippetting · snippets