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  • noun Plural form of stepper.

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Examples

  • With ASML already having ousted Canon from what had been a long-standing triumvirate responsible for supplying "steppers"--machines that lay out and print critical dimensions on the silicon wafers used to fabricate chips--the company's technical prowess is today also neutering Nikon.

    Post-CES, Semiconductor Stocks On A Tear Rick Whittington 2011

  • They line up outside classrooms to get a spot, she says, and when the doors open, "It's like a damn cattle call where you pick up the 'steppers' and everyone races to get a spot."

    New Year's Resolutions Have Gym-Goers Getting Pretty Exercised Dana Mattioli 2011

  • Abandoned bricks from remodeling projects in the neighborhood became the edges for raised beds, or "steppers" for a path.

    Archive 2008-08-01 ScentScelf 2008

  • Abandoned bricks from remodeling projects in the neighborhood became the edges for raised beds, or "steppers" for a path.

    Thick as a Brick ScentScelf 2008

  • Nikon Corporation (Nikon) is engaged in manufacturing and selling industrial instruments such as steppers, microscopes, and measuring instruments.

    unknown title 2009

  • New generation steppers are required for the faster, more capable, and more power efficient chips that are driving most end market demand.

    Post-CES, Semiconductor Stocks On A Tear Rick Whittington 2011

  • Just because people get elected as Democrats doesn't mean that they are mindless one steppers as the Republicans have come to represent, the natural ebb and flow of debate should more often divide than aggregate a large group of people that are elected to understand the role that Government needs to play in the current situation.

    Obama takes heat from Democrats over jobs 2009

  • I was one of the steppers, turns out we got to be Marines, rest went to the army.

    ronald dean douglas 2010

  • I'd rather be streaking along here behind a pair of fast-steppers.

    CHAPTER V 2010

  • Internet content increasingly dominated by full-feature video and demand for ultra-high-performance bandwidth means high chip demand up and down the line, necessitating tinier line widths and new-generation steppers.

    Post-CES, Semiconductor Stocks On A Tear Rick Whittington 2011

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