stub

/stʌb/noun
Middle School
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.

4

A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.

5

A row heading in a table (with horizontal reference, whereas a column heading has vertical reference).

6

An article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.

7

A length of transmission line or waveguide that is connected at one end only.

8

The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog

9

An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract

10

A log or block of wood.

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Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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