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A small software routine placed into a program that provides a common function. Stubs are used for a variety of purposes. For example, a stub might be installed in a client machine, and a counterpart installed in a server, where both are required to resolve some protocol, remote procedure call (RPC) or other interoperability requirement.

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noun

Residual matter: butt⁴, end, fragment, ort (often used in plural), scrap¹, shard. See leftover.

A piece or part of something sticking out, as the nib on a tile.

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Stock in a company that is over-leveraged as a result of recapitalization.

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This term refers to the un-dealt cards in a deck

SoundPoker Says: For example, a player wanting a King, Queen or Jack might say "Dealer, let's see a face card come out of that Stub!"

See Also: Community Cards, Dealer, Downcard, Face Card, Upcard

For a list of words related to stub, see:

• Injuries and Accidents - stub: bumping of foot or toe against immovable object
• Types of Trains, Cars, and Lines - stub: Slang. train that takes over part of another’s schedule
• Parts, Practices, and Argot - stub: Slang. dead-end spur

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stub, stump, cigaretskod, talon, fals
v. tr. - opgrave, optage, rydde

idioms:

• stub out    slukke en cigaret

Nederlands (Dutch)
stomp, eindje, afgescheurd kaartje

Français (French)
n. - bout, mégot, moignon, talon
v. tr. - se cogner

idioms:

• stub out    écraser

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stummel, Kippe, Abschnitt, Stumpf
v. - stoßen

idioms:

• stub out    ausdrücken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρέμνο, κούτσουρο, αποτσίγαρο (κν. γόπα), στέλεχος (διπλότυπου), απομεινάρι, υπόλειμμα
v. - ξεριζώνω, σκοντάφτω, σκουντουφλώ, ζουλώ, στουμπίζω, (για τσιγάρο) σβήνω πιέζοντας

idioms:

• stub out    σβήνω πιέζοντας

Italiano (Italian)
matrice, foglio paga, ceppo, mozzicone

idioms:

• stub out    spegnere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - toco (m)
v. - bater, topar

idioms:

• stub out    apagar

Русский (Russian)
пень, короткий, тупой обломок, гвоздь без шляпки, окурок, корешок (чековой книжки), выкорчевывать, расчищать, удариться ногой (обо что-л. твердое), гасить (окурок)

idioms:

• stub out    расчищать, гасить (окурок)

Español (Spanish)
n. - tocón, cepa, cabo, colilla, cacho
v. tr. - arrancar, desarraigar, limpiar de tocones, gastar, truncar, aplastar

idioms:

• stub out    apagar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stump, stubbe, pennstump, svansstump, talong
v. - stubbröja

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
残端, 残段, 残牙, 残肢, 烟蒂, 使碰踢, 连根拔除, 清除里的树桩, 掐灭

idioms:

• stub out    踩熄

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 殘端, 殘段, 殘牙, 殘肢, 煙蒂
v. tr. - 使碰踢, 連根拔除, 清除裡的樹樁, 掐滅

idioms:

• stub out    踩熄

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 그루터기, 토막, 말굽쇠의 낡은 못
v. tr. - (뿌리를) 뽑다, (뿌리, 돌 등에) 부딪치다, (담배를) 비벼 끄다

idioms:

• stub out    끝을 비벼 끄다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 短い使い残し, 切り株, 短い切れ端状のもの, 控え, 半券
v. - ぶつける, もみ消す, 引き抜く, から株を引き抜く

idioms:

• stub out    揉み消す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عقب, أرومه الشيك (فعل) استأصل اصطدم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חבור, גדם, זנב, בדל, קצה, שארית‬
v. tr. - ‮נתקל, לחץ, כיבה, שירש‬

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