The phrase "a snippet of code" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a small portion or excerpt of programming code, often in the context of software development or coding discussions.
Example: "Here is a snippet of code that demonstrates how to connect to a database using Python."
Alternatives: "a piece of code" or "a code fragment".
The buttons take the form of a snippet of code to be added to a page.
I.B.M. has brought out software -- a snippet of code under 100 lines long -- that sharply increases the performance of its PowerNP network management microprocessor.
Using history stealing, an attacker can use a snippet of code on a website to ask a visitor's browser if they have visited certain links.
Each intersection was calculated with a snippet of code I nabbed from Povray, and the refraction was calculated using the code from the Snell's law lecture slide page.
One is the "widget", a snippet of code that often lives on a PC's desktop and allows the user to get a quick personalised view of a set of data.
Students were then required to re-publish their YouTube-hosted video on their own Blogger-based class weblog, a process that involves cutting and pasting a snippet of code from one service to the other.
All they need to do to set up the Castle service is drag and drop a snippet of JavaScript code into the header of their site's raw HTML code.
The usual reason that you need to add a comment to a snippet of program code is because the names of the classes, variables, and subroutines don't tell the intent of the code.
It is as simple as signing up with an ad service and placing a snippet of HTML code into your blog.
A snippet of genetic code normally expressed in immune system cells can trigger the disease when its part of a virus's DNA.
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