a short remainder after something is cut or worn down

• the small end of a smoked cigarette; a butt

the detachable part of a ticket, check, or receipt kept for record

to jam or hit against something, especially a toe

to remove a plant by cutting it near the ground or uprooting

computing: a minimal placeholder routine or function without full implementation

computing: a client or server component that marshals and forwards remote calls

publishing/web: a very short article intended for later expansion

engineering: a short section of transmission line connected at one end only

finance: an irregular first or last interest accrual period in a swap or bond