stubify

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verb

To make something use stubs (placeholder procedures).

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Meanings

verbstubify (third-person singular simple present stubifies, present participle stubifying, simple past and past participle stubified)

present singular third person stubifies · participle present stubifying · participle past stubified · past stubified · alternative rare stubbify

  1. transitivecomputingTo make something use stubs (placeholder procedures).
  2. wiki jargonTo turn (an article) into a stub, typically due to the rest containing unsalvageably inappropriate or useless content.

Origin

From stub + -ify.

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APA

stubify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stubify

MLA

“stubify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stubify. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stubify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stubify.

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