sample

noun

A portion, piece, or segment that is representative of a whole.

noun

A specimen taken for analysis or testing.

noun

A set of data or elements drawn from a larger population and analyzed to estimate the characteristics of that population.

noun

A usually digitized audio segment taken from an original recording and inserted, often repetitively, in a new recording.

noun

One of a series of pieces of data representing a digitized approximation of an analog signal.

transitive verb

To take a sample of, especially to test or examine by a sample.

transitive verb

To use or incorporate (an audio segment of an original recording) in a new recording.