to step
- verb
- /stɛp/
- Specialized
- When tracing the execution, remember to step through each command to identify any errors.
Examples
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Well, let's just step through all of those conditions.
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So we'll go ahead and single step that with the clock and there it is.
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And as we step through here, there is quite a few more.
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I think it's a good idea for the government to step in and set guidelines.
Blog text (20) -
Open VMware Workstation, click "Create a new Virtual Machine" and step through the process.
Blog text (28) -
Eventually, the international community stepped in to stabilize southern Lebanon and prevent the crisis from escalating further.
Academic text (2006) -
To debug the program effectively, you should step through each line of code one at a time.
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The developer decided to step through the software to monitor its behavior during testing.
Synonyms
To run a program or instruction on a computer
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To take responsibility and act when a difficult situation happens
- Informal
Make someone angry by doing their job or making decisions for them
- Informal
Become the main focus of people's attention after doing something important
- Informal
An energetic way of walking that shows happiness or confidence
A small action that leads to a very large benefit for all people
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To press the pedal in a car to make it go faster or hurry to finish something
To have sex or a romantic relationship with someone who is not your partner
Compounds
- Specialized
The smallest jump between two notes in Western music, one piano key apart
A short portable structure with flat steps and two sides joined at the top to form an A shape
- Specialized
A device that raises the voltage of electric current that changes direction
- Specialized
A stone or brick step that sticks out along the sloping edge of a gable wall
A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, then a long jump in one run
- Specialized
A rocket with two or more parts that fire one after another and drop away when empty to reach space
- Specialized
A device that lowers high electric voltage so appliances work safely
How Detailed
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Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the computer meaning of step is to think of walking slowly; to step through code is to run one instruction at a time, like taking one foot forward with each move.