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to step over

2 8.2

Run the next line without entering functions it calls

phrasal verb

Specialized

: ejecutar sin entrar

When debugging, it is often useful to step over complex functions that aren't your main concern.

Examples

In the debugging process, you can step over functions to focus on the main logic of your code.
To observe how the program behaves, choose to step over any function calls during the debug session.
Just letting you know that I thought I handed my response appropriately and never felt I stepped over the line.

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But as far as I'm concerned, you can't have an honest conversation about anything this weighty if stepping over the line a bit is verboten and punishable by professional death.

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Antonyms

to step in

Specialized

3 5.8

To run code inside a called function step by step with a debugger

How Detailed

to step in

Specialized

3 5.8

to step

Specialized

15 6.3

to step over

Specialized

2 8.2

to continue

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

step over infinitive

stepped over past

stepped over past participle

stepping over present participle

steps over third person singular

Morphology

step + over

The components 'step' (advance) and 'over' (past/across) suggest the general idea of moving past something, which maps onto the debugging action of advancing execution without entering a called function. However, the precise technical sense used in debugging is domain-specific and not fully predictable for a general B1 learner who only knows the literal meanings, so the expression is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Step over in computer debugging is like choosing to step over a shop on a street: you pass it and let it do its work, but you do not go inside to see the details. So in a debugger 'step over' means 'run the next line but do not enter the functions it calls'.