Excerpt vs. Snippet

Excerptnoun

A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.

Excerptverb

(transitive) To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.

Excerptverb

To select; to extract; to cite; to quote.

Excerptnoun

An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or record.

Excerptnoun

a passage selected from a larger work;

Excerptverb

take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

Snippetnoun

A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.

Snippetnoun

(computing) A text file containing a relatively small amount of code, useless by itself, along with instructions for inserting that code into a larger codebase.

Snippetverb

To produce a snippet (small part) of; to excerpt.

Snippetverb

To make small cuts, to snip, particularly with scissors.

Snippetnoun

A small part or piece.

Snippetnoun

a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)