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SNEPCo

SNEPCo, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, is a wholly owned Shell subsidiary formed in 1993 that pioneered Nigeria's deepwater production at the Bonga field, offshore in the Gulf of Guinea.

Snetterton

Snetterton is a Norfolk motor racing circuit on a former WWII USAAF airfield, first raced in 1951, owned by MotorSport Vision since 2004, with 100, 200, and 300 layouts hosting BTCC, British Superbike, and British GT rounds.

Snettisham Hoard

The Snettisham Hoard is a group of at least 14 Iron Age deposits of gold and silver torcs buried near Snettisham, Norfolk, between 150 BC and AD 100.

Sneutrino

The sneutrino is the hypothetical scalar (spin-0) superpartner of the neutrino in supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model, predicted for each neutrino flavor; no sneutrino has been observed, but collider searches constrain its mass.

Snezhnaya (Genshin Impact)

Snezhnaya (Снежная, 至冬) is the seventh, Cryo-aligned nation of Teyvat in Genshin Impact, ruled by the Tsaritsa Anastasya Feodorovna Snezhnaya, home of the Fatui and the Eleven Harbingers, playable from Version 7.0.

SNGP Loop Gas Pipeline

The SNGP Loop Gas Pipeline is a 48-inch natural gas pipeline in Oman, running 265 km from the Saih Nihayda Gas Plant toward Al Kamil, operated by OQGN.

SNH48

SNH48 is a large Chinese female idol group based in Shanghai with over 100 members, ranked yearly by a fan-voted election that decides each single.

SNI 1726

SNI 1726, the Indonesian standard Tata Cara Perencanaan Ketahanan Gempa, governs earthquake-resistant design of buildings and non-building structures; the current edition is SNI 1726:2019, based on the 2017 Indonesian Seismic Hazard Map and ASCE 7-16.

Sniawbhalang Dhar

Sniawbhalang Dhar is an Indian politician of the National People's Party who serves as Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya, elevated from cabinet minister, and is the NPP's vice president.

Snickerdoodle

Snickerdoodle: American drop cookie, a sugar cookie variant defined by cream of tartar (potassium bitartrate) and a cinnamon-sugar coating; tangy, soft, crackled top; first printed 1891.

Snickers

Snickers (formerly Marathon in the UK) is a Mars, Incorporated chocolate bar of nougat, caramel, and peanuts, launched in Chicago in 1930, named after the Mars family horse, with about $3.5 billion in 2012 sales.

Snider–Enfield

The Snider–Enfield was a British single-shot breech-loading rifle, adopted in 1866 by converting the Pattern 1853 Enfield with Jacob Snider's hinged-block action; it served until replaced by the Martini–Henry in 1871.

Snillfjord

Snillfjord, a former municipality in Trøndelag, Norway (1924–2019), around Snillfjorden and Åstfjorden with center Krokstadøra; uniquely split into three in 2020 among Hitra, Heim, and Orkland.

Snipe

Snipes are stocky, long-billed waders found in marshes and bogs, famous for their camouflage and zigzag flight. Common and Wilson's Snipe are two of the most recognized species.

Snipe hunt

Snipe hunt: a North American fool's-errand prank dating to the 1840s in which a newcomer is given a bag and flashlight, told to catch an imaginary nocturnal creature called a snipe, and left alone in the dark; the real snipe is an elusive shorebird.

Snipe Hunter

Snipe Hunter is the seventh studio album by American country singer-songwriter Tyler Childers, released July 25, 2025. Produced by Rick Rubin, it blends Appalachian songwriting with rock, rockabilly, and psychedelia.

Sniper

Sniper: selected, specially trained marksman engaging targets from concealed positions beyond rifleman range, also gathering intelligence. Key facts: 1/2-MOA M24 standard, SOTIC 90% hits at 600 m, two-man shooter-observer teams, Soviet WWII mass sniping.

Sniper (1993 film)

Sniper is a 1993 American action film directed by Luis Llosa, starring Tom Berenger and Billy Zane as a Marine sniper and his spotter in Panama.

Sniper (film series)

Sniper is an American action film franchise begun in 1993 with Tom Berenger as Marine sniper Thomas Beckett; twelve films by 2026, mostly direct-to-video, later centered on his son Brandon Beckett (Chad Michael Collins).

Sniper (神鎗手) (2009 film)

Sniper (神鎗手), also known as The Sniper, is a 2009 Hong Kong action film directed by Dante Lam, starring Richie Ren, Huang Xiaoming, and Edison Chen.

Sniper Elite

Sniper Elite is Rebellion Developments' third-person WW2 stealth-sniping series, begun in 2005 on Xbox, starring Karl Fairburne, known for the X-Ray kill cam, with Sniper Elite: Resistance (2025) as latest entry.

Sniper Elite 4

Sniper Elite 4 is a 2017 third-person stealth shooter by Rebellion for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, set in WW2 Italy with sniper Karl Fairburne; known for X-ray kill cams, wind and gravity ballistics, and 12-player multiplayer.

Sniper Elite III

Sniper Elite III (Sniper Elite 3: Afrika) is Rebellion's 2014 tactical third-person stealth shooter set in WWII North Africa, starring OSS sniper Karl Fairburne, with X-ray kill cams, gravity and wind ballistics, co-op, and a Metacritic score of 67.

Sniper Elite V2

Sniper Elite V2 is a 2012 tactical stealth shooter by Rebellion Developments starring sniper Karl Fairburne in 1945 Berlin, introducing the X-ray kill cam; remastered in 2019 with Metascores of 67 and 73.

Sniper Elite: Resistance

Sniper Elite: Resistance is Rebellion's 2025 third-person WW2 stealth shooter spin-off for PS4/PS5, Xbox, PC, and Game Pass, starring Harry Hawker in occupied France 1944, with X-ray kill cams, co-op, Invasion mode, and new Propaganda missions.

Sniper rifle

A sniper rifle, also called a precision rifle, is a rifle selected or built for high accuracy at long range and fitted with a telescopic sight.

Sniper: Ghost Shooter

Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016), not to be confused with the Sniper: Ghost Warrior video games, is the sixth Sniper film, a direct-to-video action movie directed by Don Michael Paul starring Chad Michael Collins, Billy Zane, and Dennis Haysbert about snipers guarding a Georgian gas pipeline.

Snipers

Snipers (狙击手) is a 2022 Chinese Korean War film co-directed by Zhang Yimou and Zhang Mo, released 1 February 2022, about the Cold Gun Cold Cannon movement and a sniper squad's duel with US snipers; Douban 7.7, 262 million yuan Spring Festival box office.

Snipping Tool

Snipping Tool is Microsoft's built-in Windows utility for capturing screenshots and recording screen areas. First included with Windows Vista, it was rebuilt for Windows 11 by merging the classic Snipping Tool with Snip & Sketch.

SNIPR Biome

SNIPR Biome ApS is a Copenhagen-based clinical-stage biotechnology company using CRISPR-armed phages to selectively kill harmful bacteria in the microbiome; its lead candidate SNIPR001 completed first-in-human Phase 1 trials.