stepping
The act of taking a step.
Other meanings
A specific iteration of a model of central processing unit, often distinguished by the addition or removal of features compared to earlier examples of the same processor, or the presence, or lack thereof, of specific bugs.
“The 80386's early steppings have quite a lot of bugs, so some software specifically tests to make sure that the processor isn't one of those old versions.”
An African-American form of dance in which the performer's entire body is used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through footsteps, spoken word and clapping.
Related words
- backstepping
- timestepping
- rake-stepping
- stepping motor
- stepping razor
- stepping stone
- stepping switch
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "steppynge".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “stepping” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.