stub

/stʌb/ · noun

Meaning

Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.
A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.
(wikis) A page providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.

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