stub

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
2. 2
   A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
3. 3
   A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.
4. 4
   A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.
5. 5
   A row heading in a table (with horizontal reference, whereas a column heading has vertical reference).
6. 6
   An article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
7. 7
   A length of transmission line or waveguide that is connected at one end only.
8. 8
   The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
9. 9
   An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract
10. 10
    A log or block of wood.
11. 11
    A blockhead.
12. 12
    A pen with a short, blunt nib.
13. 13
    An old and worn horseshoe nail.
14. 14
    Stub iron.
15. 15
    The smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt.

Verb

1. 1
   To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
2. 2
   To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
3. 3
   To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.