Snippets: meaning, definitions and examples

Use this in casual contexts to refer to small, interesting pieces of information, conversation, or text.

• Here are some snippets from our meeting notes; I read a few snippets of her upcoming book

Ideal for formal or written contexts when referring to selected sections from a larger text, like a book, article, or speech.

• The teacher read an excerpt from 'To Kill a Mockingbird'; You can find excerpts from the report in the appendix

Appropriate in both everyday and formal contexts when referring to small parts that represent a whole, particularly in research, marketing, or product testing.

• We tasted samples of the new product; The lab analyzed samples from the crime scene

Use this to describe broken, incomplete, or scattered parts of something. It often has a sense of incompleteness.

• I only have fragments of the old letter; The vase was in fragments all over the floor

Small pieces or fragments of information, often used in programming or when talking about short excerpts of text.

• She shared a few snippets of her new book on Twitter
• The article included several code snippets

Short sections from movies, videos, or audio recordings, often used in media and entertainment contexts.

• They showed movie clips during the awards ceremony
• She watched a few clips from the concert on YouTube

Very small pieces of something, often informal and can refer to both tangible and intangible things, like information or food.

• He picked up bits of broken glass from the floor
• I remember bits and pieces of the story