breadcrumb vs snippet

breadcrumb

noun
  • A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread. 

  • A single link in a chain indicating the hierarchical location of a directory, web page or similar, used as a navigation aid. 

  • One in a series of clues leading to a person or place. 

verb
  • To add navigational breadcrumbs to (a web page or user interface). 

  • To use clues or enticements to lead someone in the desired direction. 

  • To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking. 

snippet

noun
  • A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample. 

  • A text file containing a relatively small amount of code, useless by itself, along with instructions for inserting that code into a larger codebase. 

verb
  • To produce a snippet (small part) of; to excerpt. 

  • To make small cuts, to snip, particularly with scissors. 

How often have the words breadcrumb and snippet occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )