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HTML HTML Basics Getting Started with HTML Global Structure of an HTML Document

Dailian Quiñones
Dailian Quiñones
1,239 Points

I still don't really understand the use of snippets, what does is do?

i would be glad if someone clears this for me.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

A "snippet" is just a "piece" or "extract". In this case, it could also be called "a code example".

It's just a small section of code you can copy from one place and use in another place.