snippet

n.

1. A bit, scrap, or morsel: “sparkling black bass … strewn with snippets of coriander and basil” (Gael Greene).
2. Informal. A small or mischievous person.

A small amount of something. In the computer field, it often refers to a small piece of program code.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
  Synonyms: snip, snipping

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stump, stykke, bid

Nederlands (Dutch)
snipper, flard, stukje

Français (French)
n. - bribe, fragment

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schnipsel, Bruchstück

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κομμάτι, απόκομμα, ειδησάριο, σύντομο απόσπασμα

Italiano (Italian)
pezzetto, omino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - apara (f), fragmento (m), excertos, pessoa insignificante

Русский (Russian)
обрезок, отрывок, коротышка, ничтожество

Español (Spanish)
n. - trocito, recorte, fragmento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avklippt bit, remsa, urklipp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
微不足道者, 小片

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 微不足道者, 小片

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자투리, 조각, 시시한 녀석

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 切れ端, 断片, 短い抜粋, 部分的引用, 抜粋

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نتف, قصاصه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חתיכה, קטע, גזר‬

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