Not sure where it originated from, but it's been used since I've worked with Fox in the early 80's to mean a small section of code or a 'code snippet.' I think the term itself (outside of programming) means: a small piece of anything including a piece of something that has been snipped off or cut out.
>>I've been programming with Foxpro since the early 80's and I was rather surprised when I went to an interview for a VFP developer job a few years ago and the ONLY specific programming question I was asked was: "What is a snippet?" I had a difficult time not giggling. After using Foxpro for so many years I was pretty comfortable with it even though I still get stumped now and then, but that was the easiest programmer's test I ever took! :o)
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>Heck, I've nearly forgotten what a "snippet" is (was that an original term to the Fox?).
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