Stub (distributed computing)
WordNet
noun
(1) The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
(2) The part of a check that is retained as a record
(3) A torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
(4) A small piece
"A nub of coal"
"A stub of a pencil"
(5) A short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
verb
(6) Strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
"She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"
(7) Clear of weeds by uprooting them
"Stub a field"
(8) Extinguish by crushing
"Stub out your cigarette now"
(9) Pull up (weeds) by their roots
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Etymology
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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.
- 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).
- 1996, Chip Weems, Nell Dale, Pascal:
- 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.
- 1996, Chip Weems, Nell Dale, Pascal:
- 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)
- 2002, Judith M Myerson, The Complete Book of Middleware:
- After this, the server stub calls the actual procedure on the server.
- 2002, Judith M Myerson, The Complete Book of Middleware:
- 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
Verb
- 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.