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single-step

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verb

  1. (tr) computing to perform a single instruction on (a program), generally under the control of a debug program

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This single-step process keeps the 2D material interface completely clean, which enables the material to reach its fundamental limits of performance without being held back by defects or contamination.

From Science Daily Dec. 9, 2023

This rate law is not consistent with the single-step mechanism, but is consistent with the following two-step mechanism:

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

“Any horse that dies is an absolute failure of the veterinary system that was looking after the athlete. “These are not single-step failures.

From Washington Post Jul. 13, 2016

But that advantage has not kept researchers from exploring a single-step alternative.

From Nature Apr. 23, 2014

Henceforth the single-step character of man's call now more than ever predominates.

From Progress and History by Marvin, Francis Sydney

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