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Snippet (programming)
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<p>Snippet is a programming term for a small region of re-usable <a href="/facts/Source_code/o9J6Jv23">source code</a>, <a href="/facts/Machine_code/bgdQ1Fxf">machine code</a>, or text. Ordinarily, these are formally defined operative units to incorporate into larger <a href="/facts/Module_(programming)/sNoqKvRD">programming modules</a>. Snippet management is a feature of some <a href="/facts/Text_editor/jPCgtbvN">text editors</a>, program <a href="/facts/Source_code_editor/D0hecHMt">source code editors</a>, <a href="/facts/Integrated_development_environment/jbEINSQf">IDEs</a>, and related <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a>. It allows the user to avoid repetitive typing in the course of routine edit operations. </p>