stub
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Is stub a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (programming) A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.Examples: "Even though the stub is a dummy, it allows us to determine whether the procedure is called at the right time by the program or calling procedure."
2. (computing, middleware) A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.Examples: "The server performs the server RPC runtime library functions to accept the request and call the server stub procedure. […] After this, the server stub calls the actual procedure on the server."
3. (typography, in tabular matter) A row heading in a table (with horizontal reference, whereas a column heading has vertical reference).Synonyms: sidehead
4. (wiki jargon) An article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.Examples: "A stub is usually long enough to serve as a quick definition, but too short to provide encyclopedic coverage of a subject (see Figure 4-2)."
5. (electronics, radio frequency circuits) A length of transmission line or waveguide that is connected at one end only.
6. (obsolete) A log or block of wood.obsolete
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.transitive
2. (transitive) To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.transitive
3. (transitive) To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.Examples: "I stubbed my toe trying to find the light switch in the dark."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary