STUB

Stub

In microwave and radio-frequency engineering, a stub is a length of transmission line or waveguide that is connected at one end only. The free end of the stub is either left open-circuit or short-circuited. Neglecting transmission line losses, the input impedance of the stub is purely reactive; either capacitive or inductive, depending on the electrical length of the stub, and on whether it is open or short circuit. Stubs may thus be considered to be frequency-dependent capacitors and frequency-dependent inductors.

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stub

Noun

  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.
    check stub, ticket stub, payment stub
  3. A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior. (1, 2, 3).
  4. A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing. (4, 5, 6)
  5. A page providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
  6. The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
  7. An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract
  8. A log; a block; a blockhead.
  9. A pen with a short, blunt nib.
  10. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.

Verb

  1. To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
  2. To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
  3. To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.
    I stubbed my toe trying to find the light switch in the dark.


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