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}]

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)