snippets of information
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsnippetandinformation
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snippet
noun[C]
uk/ˈsnɪp.ɪt/us/ˈsnɪp.ɪt/
a small and often interesting piece of news, information, ...
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information
noun[U]
uk/ˌɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
facts about a situation, person, ...
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(Definition ofsnippetandinformationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsnippets of information
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A factoid is not asnippetofinformationbut an item of unreliable information that is repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact.
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Wikipedia
Nor do whatever snippets of information about the case that the juror may have come by through other sources provide evidence of guilt or innocence.
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It contains a host of interesting snippets of information and is well referenced.
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While owners used their almanacs for different purposes, it is likely that the conversion tables would have been one of the more frequently used snippets of information.
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This book begins with an ambitious research agenda but in the end delivers only snippets of information that are inconclusive in terms of its overarching themes.
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It is not a matter of advertisements and casual snippets of information appearing here and there.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There have been other snippets of information forthcoming.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
From snippets of information from the media and our own information, it has become a major stumbling block.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The public have listened to snippets of information on the radio and read snippets in the newspapers.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But we all know that the success of intelligence gathering agencies is based on securing what may seem to be a series of comparatively unimportant and worthless snippets of information.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Sometimes they also contain snippets of information on the life of the gods.
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Wikipedia
Though there were some intriguing snippets of information, this wasn't really the most accessible format for the general viewer.
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Wikipedia
They are useful for handling small snippets of information such as names, addresses, zip codes, product numbers, and any kind of statistic or number you can think of.
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Wikipedia
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