Snippet (noun)

  1. A small piece or part, especially one that has been cut off.
  2. A brief or concise piece of information or news.
  3. A short piece of music or code.

Origin:

The word 'snippet' originated in the late 16th century and comes from the middle dutch word 'snippe' meaning a 'small piece'.

Examples:

  1. She kept a snippet of her wedding dress as a memento.
  2. The news station played a snippet of the president's speech.
  3. The composer wrote a snippet of a new melody.
  4. He showed her a snippet of his artwork.
  5. The programmer demonstrated a snippet of code to fix the bug.
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