tīpako
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-na,-tia) to pick out, take one at a time, take a little here and there, highlight, cull, single out, select (computer).
2. (noun) sample, selection, sampling.
Mēnā he nui rawa te taupori o tētahi tūhuratanga tauanga, ka whiriwhiria he tīpako hei whakaata i taua taupori (TRP 2010:290). / If the population being studied in a statistical investigation is very large, a sample is selected to reflect that population (TRP 2010:290).
Synonyms: whakatauira, tauira, tīpakonga, kōwae, kōwhiringa, whiringa, kōwhitinga
