Original sentence: A common, but effective solution is to plan for snipe in advance before you pass your stock through the thickness planer.By leaving the stock a few inches longer, any snipe can easily be cutoff with (for example) a miter saw.What you end up with is a nicely planed piece of wood with the the right dimensions
Edited sentence: In Europe the functions of the jointer and thickness planer are often combined in a single machine.In the UK this is called a planer thicknesser or over and under.It can be accommodated by leaving the stock over length to allow later trimming