Stub

Noun

 * 1) Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
 * 2) A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
 * 3)  A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.  #  A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing. #  A page providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
 * 4) The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
 * 5) An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract

Hyponyms

 * stubble
 * stump

Verb

 * 1) To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
 * 2) To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
 * 3) To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.
 * I stubbed my toe trying to find the light switch in the dark.

Thesaurus
Thule, Ultima Thule, billhead, bitter end, book stamp, bookplate, bottom dollar, boundary, brand, broad arrow, brush, butt, butt end, cachet, carton of cigarettes, cauda, caudal appendage, caudation, check, cig, cigarette, cigarette butt, cigarette case, colophon, counterfoil, countermark, cue, deck of cigarettes, dock, docket, end, extreme, extremity, fag, fag end, fantail, farthest bound, government mark, government stamp, hallmark, imprint, jumping-off place, label, letterhead, limit, logo, logotype, masthead, nib, pigtail, plate, point, pole, price tag, queue, rattail, receipt, registered trademark, remnant, running head, running title, seal, sigil, signet, snipe, stamp, sticker, stump, tag, tag end, tail, tail end, tailpiece, tally, ticket, tip, title page, token, trade name, trademark, trademark name

Derived terms

 * pencil stub
 * pay stub