Stem or STEM most commonly refers to: *

Plant stem A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant, the other being the root. It supports leaf, leaves, flowers and fruits, transports water and dissolved substances between the roots and the shoots in the xylem and phloem, engages ...

, a structural axis of a vascular plant * Stem group * Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Stem or STEM can also refer to:

Language and writing

* Word stem, part of a word responsible for its lexical meaning ** Stemming, a process in natural language processing * Stem (music), in music notation, the vertical lines directly connected to the note head * Stem (typography), the main vertical stroke of a letter * Stem, the opening of a multiple choice question

Music and audio

* Stem (audio), a collection of audio sources mixed together to be dealt with downstream as one unit * Stem (music), a part of a written musical note * Stem mixing and mastering, a method of mixing audio material * The Stems, an Australian garage punk band * "Stem" (DJ Shadow song), 1996 * "Stem" (Ringo Sheena song), 2003 * "Stem", a song by Hayden from the 1995 album '' Everything I Long For'' * "Stem", a song by Static-X from the 1999 album '' Wisconsin Death Trip'' * " Die Stem van Suid-Afrika", or "Die Stem", the national anthem of South Africa during the apartheid era

Science, technology and transportation

* Scanning transmission electron microscopy, a type of microscopy * Spatiotemporal Epidemiological Modeler, free software * Stem, part of a compound variable in the Rexx computer programming language * Stem (bicycle part), connecting the handlebars to the steerer tube of a bicycle fork * Stem (ship), the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow * Stem, part of a

watch A watch is a timepiece carried or worn by a person. It is designed to maintain a consistent movement despite the motions caused by the person's activities. A wristwatch is worn around the wrist, attached by a watch strap or another type of ...

Other uses

* Stem, a detail of stemware ** Stem (glass), the stem of a drinking glass * Stem (lesbian), or soft butch, who exhibits some stereotypical butch traits * Stem (skiing), a technique in skiing * Stem, North Carolina, U.S., a town * STEM.org, an American multinational education company * Stemming, a term in climbing * ''Upgrade'' (film), a 2018 film, originally released as ''STEM'', featuring an AI chip called STEM

Language and writing

Music and audio

Science, technology and transportation

Other uses

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