TeilAusschnitt

TeilAusschnitt is a German compound noun formed from Teil (part) and Ausschnitt (excerpt, cut-out). It denotes a fragment or partial portion taken from a larger entity, such as a text, image, video frame, or data set. The term is not widely standardized in major dictionaries and is mainly found in specialized contexts, such as academic writing, media studies, and software documentation. Depending on style guidelines, it may be written as TeilAusschnitt, Teil-Ausschnitt, or as two separate words.

In practice, a TeilAusschnitt refers to a deliberately selected portion that serves a specific purpose. In literary analysis, it means a chosen passage used for close reading or quotation. In visual media, it describes a cropped portion of an image or video frame used for thumbnails or focused study. In data processing, it can denote a subset or sample drawn from a larger data set, used for testing algorithms or performing preliminary analyses. The concept emphasizes intentional selection and representativeness relative to the larger whole or to a given research question.

See also: excerpt, snippet, crop, crop tool, sampling, subset. The term highlights the distinction between a whole entity and its deliberately chosen fragment, reflecting practices in editing, analysis, and presentation where a partial view is used to convey a specific point or to enable practical handling of the material.