Nub
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The essence or core of something. A small lump or knob. The clitoris. A noob; a newcomer or incompetent.
Stub
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior. ([http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN8120324455&id=K6BloOqIssQC&pg=RA29-PA8-IA9&lpg=RA29-PA8-IA9&dq=stub+procedure+-remote&sig=_Bm9HlXBRIsDwwCy0tqUOcXomL4], [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN185233570X&id=t4ZkqmbLHMMC&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=stub+procedure+-remote&sig=SZtMm8JhyE9HUVlKbp-U_TG2-hY], [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0763707929&id=X_VlpfGoQRgC&pg=PA352&lpg=PA352&dq=stub+procedure+-remote&sig=oppYeiiRBcoPAkpkxZcbpcyaXIA]).A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing. ([http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0387238395&id=_pYyEgj0fX8C&pg=PA152&lpg=PA152&dq=stub+procedure&sig=1xdBGyhc6WYeJtLNWrzzGF0jRXo], [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN3540419454&id=mH4MFwHDRB4C&pg=PA716&lpg=PA716&dq=stub+procedure&sig=r3IGw__iPlskg9HCllA6I4lqX-M], [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0849312728&id=Gc886KgsdcsC&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=stub+procedure&sig=x-txczr_KTmgepfZBsxPHy7Vncw])A page providing only minimal information and intended for later development.The remaining part of the docked tail of a dogAn unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract