diff --git a/docs/csharp/linq/how-to-query-collections.md b/docs/csharp/linq/how-to-query-collections.md
index 3d661a92524e3..67135645651ea 100644
--- a/docs/csharp/linq/how-to-query-collections.md
+++ b/docs/csharp/linq/how-to-query-collections.md
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ The second, *scores.csv*, contains student IDs in the first column, followed by
 
 The following example shows how to use a named record `Student` to store merged data from two in-memory collections of strings that simulate spreadsheet data in .csv format. The ID is used as the key to map students to their scores.
 
+:::code language="csharp" source="./snippets/HowToCollections/Program.cs" id="StudentDefinition":::
+
 :::code language="csharp" source="./snippets/HowToCollections/Program.cs" id="PopulateCollection":::
 
 In the [select](../language-reference/keywords/select-clause.md) clause, each new `Student` object is initialized from the data in the two sources.
diff --git a/docs/csharp/linq/snippets/HowToCollections/Program.cs b/docs/csharp/linq/snippets/HowToCollections/Program.cs
index 0e7562518381f..06c64e5396fa6 100644
--- a/docs/csharp/linq/snippets/HowToCollections/Program.cs
+++ b/docs/csharp/linq/snippets/HowToCollections/Program.cs
@@ -270,4 +270,7 @@ where student.ExamScores[0] > 95
         Console.WriteLine(s.LastName + ": " + s.ExamScores[0]);
     // </QueryArrayList>
 }
-public record Student(string FirstName, string LastName, int[] ExamScores, int ID=0);
+
+// <StudentDefinition>
+public record Student(string FirstName, string LastName, int[] ExamScores, int ID = 0);
+// </StudentDefinition>