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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a stub" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used in contexts such as programming or documentation to refer to a placeholder or incomplete section of code or text.
Example: "The function is just a stub for now, and we will implement the full logic later."
Alternatives: "a placeholder" or "an incomplete section".
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"I think I deserve more than a stub on Wikipedia".
They frisked him, he said, and found a stub of a marijuana cigarette in his pocket.
I go through Studio Gear's lip pencil in Soft Plum like crazy; it's always a stub!
She did, and hit it, and there was nothing left but a stub of branch.
A stub, he points out, is "what's left of a ticket that's already been used".
A stub remained, and grew back, only to be plundered again.
It was three hours before the game and the cigar was nearly down to a stub.
Contribute to this project by fixing a "stub" article in Wikipedia's directory of colleges and universities.
Part of Dell, under that scenario, would still be publicly traded in what is known as a stub.
Both are essentially variations on a stub, since some of the computer maker would remain publicly traded.
One day Traylor picked up a stub of pencil and a scrap of cardboard and began to draw.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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