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STEP

(STandard for the Exchange of Product Model Data) An ISO standard for product modeling. It is designed to provide a vendor-neutral and computer readable definition of a product throughout its life cycle. See PDES and IGES.

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step

1. the act of motion brought about by raising the foot and setting it down again in coordination with the transference of the weight of the body

2. a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance or part of a dance

3. any of several paces or rhythmic movements in marching, dancing, etc.

4. a flight of stairs, esp out of doors

5. Music a melodic interval of a second

6. a strong block or frame bolted onto the keel of a vessel and fitted to receive the base of a mast

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Step

a. a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height

b. (as modifier): Step aerobics

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step [step]

(computer science)

A single computer instruction or operation.

(engineering)

A small offset on a piece of core or in a drill hole resulting from a sudden sidewise deviation of the bit as it enters a hard, tilted stratum or rock underlying a softer rock.

(geology)

A hitch or dislocation of the strata.

(mining engineering)

The portion of a longwall face at right angles to the line of the face formed when a place is worked in front of or behind an adjoining place.

(organic chemistry)

elementary reaction

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STEP - Standard for the exchange of product model data