stubs

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.

“check stub, ticket stub, payment stub”

A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.

“http//books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN8120324455&id=K6BloOqIssQC&pg=RA29-PA8-IA9&lpg=RA29-PA8-IA9&dq=stub+procedure+-remote&sig=_Bm9HlXBRIsDwwCy0tqUOcXomL4, http//books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN185233570X&id=t4ZkqmbLHMMC&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=stub+procedure+-remote&sig=SZtMm8JhyE9HUVlKbp-U_TG2-hY, http//books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0763707929&id=X_VlpfGoQRgC&pg=PA352&lpg=PA352&dq=stub+procedure+-remote&sig=oppYeiiRBcoPAkpkxZcbpcyaXIA”

A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.

“http//books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0387238395&id=_pYyEgj0fX8C&pg=PA152&lpg=PA152&dq=stub+procedure&sig=1xdBGyhc6WYeJtLNWrzzGF0jRXo, http//books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN3540419454&id=mH4MFwHDRB4C&pg=PA716&lpg=PA716&dq=stub+procedure&sig=r3IGw__iPlskg9HCllA6I4lqX-M, http//books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0849312728&id=Gc886KgsdcsC&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=stub+procedure&sig=x-txczr_KTmgepfZBsxPHy7Vncw”

(wikis) A page providing only minimal information and intended for later development.

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

A log or block of wood.

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.

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.

“I stubbed my toe trying to find the light switch in the dark.”