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stub

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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.

1.(programming)stub - 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.(programming, networking)stub - 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.
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We were always moved to appease him with the stub before the cigar was half gone, because he looked so viciously anxious.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
She hoped that Edna would go to see her in the city, and wrote her address with the stub of a pencil on a piece of card which she found in her pocket.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
So the Pumpkinhead rode boldly forward, and Tip grasped the stub tail of the Saw-Horse and followed with closed eyes.
The Marvelous Land of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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