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stub

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stub  \Stub\,  n.  [OE.  stubbe,  AS  stub,  styb;  akin  to  D.  stobbe 
  LG  stubbe,  Dan.  stub,  Sw  stubbe,  Icel.  stubbr,  stubbi;  cf 
  Gr  ?.] 
  1.  The  stump  of  a  tree;  that  part  of  a  tree  or  plant  which 
  remains  fixed  in  the  earth  when  the  stem  is  cut  down  -- 
  applied  especially  to  the  stump  of  a  small  tree,  or  shrub. 
 
  Stubs  sharp  and  hideous  to  behold.  --Chaucer. 
 
  And  prickly  stubs  instead  of  trees  are  found 
  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  A  log  a  block;  a  blockhead.  [Obs.]  --Milton. 
 
  3.  The  short  blunt  part  of  anything  after  larger  part  has 
  been  broken  off  or  used  up  hence  anything  short  and 
  thick;  as  the  stub  of  a  pencil,  candle,  or  cigar. 
 
  4.  A  part  of  a  leaf  in  a  check  book,  after  a  check  is  torn 
  out  on  which  the  number,  amount,  and  destination  of  the 
  check  are  usually  recorded. 
 
  5.  A  pen  with  a  short,  blunt  nib. 
 
  6.  A  stub  nail;  an  old  horseshoe  nail;  also  stub  iron. 
 
  {Stub  end}  (Mach.),  the  enlarged  end  of  a  connecting  rod,  to 
  which  the  strap  is  fastened. 
 
  {Stub  iron},  iron  made  from  stub  nails,  or  old  horseshoe 
  nails,  --  used  in  making  gun  barrels. 
 
  {Stub  mortise}  (Carp.),  a  mortise  passing  only  partly  through 
  the  timber  in  which  it  is  formed. 
 
  {Stub  nail},  an  old  horseshoe  nail;  a  nail  broken  off  also 
  a  short,  thick  nail. 
 
  {Stub  short},  or  {Stub  shot}  (Lumber  Manuf.),  the  part  of  the 
  end  of  a  sawn  log  or  plank  which  is  beyond  the  place  where 
  the  saw  kerf  ends  and  which  retains  the  plank  in 
  connection  with  the  log  until  it  is  split  off 
 
  {Stub  twist},  material  for  a  gun  barrel,  made  of  a  spirally 
  welded  ribbon  of  steel  and  stub  iron  combined. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stub  \Stub\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Stubbed};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Stubbing}.] 
  1.  To  grub  up  by  the  roots;  to  extirpate;  as  to  stub  up 
  edible  roots. 
 
  What  stubbing,  plowing,  digging,  and  harrowing  is  to 
  a  piece  of  land.  --Berkley. 
 
  2.  To  remove  stubs  from  as  to  stub  land. 
 
  3.  To  strike  as  the  toes,  against  a  stub,  stone,  or  other 
  fixed  object.  [U.  S.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  stub 
  n  1:  a  short  piece  remaining  on  a  trunk  or  stem  where  a  branch  is 
  lost 
  2:  a  small  piece;  "a  nub  of  coal"  or  "a  stub  of  a  pencil"  [syn: 
  {nub}] 
  3:  a  torn  part  of  a  ticket  returned  to  the  holder  as  a  receipt 
  [syn:  {ticket  stub}] 
  4:  the  part  of  a  check  that  is  retained  as  a  record  [syn:  {check 
  stub},  {counterfoil}] 
  5:  the  small  unused  part  of  something  (especially  the  end  of  a 
  cigarette  that  is  left  after  smoking)  [syn:  {butt}] 
  v  :  strike  against  an  object,  as  of  one's  toe  or  foot  [syn:  {scrape}, 
  {skin},  {abrade}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  stub 
 
  1.    A  dummy  procedure  used  when  linking  a  program 
  with  a  {run-time  library}.  The  stub  routine  need  not  contain 
  any  code  and  is  only  present  to  prevent  "undefined  label" 
  errors  at  link  time. 
 
  2.    A  local  procedure  in  a  {remote 
  procedure  call}.  The  {client}  calls  the  stub  to  perform  some 
  task  and  need  not  necessarily  be  aware  that  RPC  is  involved. 
  The  stub  transmits  parameters  over  the  network  to  the  {server} 
  and  returns  the  results  to  the  caller. 
 
  (1995-11-09)




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