How to pronounce “stub”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• 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.
• (programming) A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.
• (computing, middleware) A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.
• (typography, in tabular matter) A row heading in a table (with horizontal reference, whereas a column heading has vertical reference).
• (wiki jargon) An article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
• (electronics, radio frequency circuits) A length of transmission line or waveguide that is connected at one end only.
• The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
• An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract
• (obsolete) A log or block of wood.
• (obsolete) A blockhead.
• A pen with a short, blunt nib.
• An old and worn horseshoe nail.
• Stub iron.
• The smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt.
• [Verb]
• (transitive) To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
• (transitive) To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
• (transitive) To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.

Practice Nearby Words

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