"Stem," "stem," or "STEM" commonly refers to:
Plant stem, a structural axis of a vascular plant STEM, an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
"Stem," "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 (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 in path (computing) usually stands for a filename without last extension (file.tar.gz is file.tar) Stem, part of a watch STEM, an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
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
See also Stemm (disambiguation) STEM Academy (disambiguation) Stem cell, an undifferentiated biological cell that can differentiate into specialized cells Stem group, or crown group, in phylogenetics Main stem, the primary downstream segment of a river