What does “to stub” mean in programming?

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For example, what does it mean in this quote?

Integrating with an external API is almost a guarantee in any modern web app. To effectively test such i

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Layman's terms, it's dummy data (or fake data, test data...etc.) that you can use to test or develop your code against until you (or the other party) is ready to present/receive real data. It's a programmer's "Lorem Ipsum".

Employee database not ready? Make up a simple one with Jane Doe, John Doe...etc. API not ready? Make up a fake one by creating a static .json file containing fake data.