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lockstep::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sop, standard operating procedure, standard procedure, standing operating procedure |
the union's support had been in lockstep for years.
Examples of lockstep
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The lefts lockstep march toward socialism has been repudiated by real Americans.
From the washingtontimes.com
European stock markts tumbled, with Asian and U.S. shares following in lockstep.
From the latimes.com
Of course all his Kool-Aid swilling media enablers fell into lockstep behind him.
From the bostonherald.com
This certainly doesn't mean an average citizen has the duty to do the lockstep.
From the denverpost.com
The three banks put a combined $90 billion into money markets in a lockstep move.
From the sacbee.com
In the spring, unemployment rates and labor force numbers often fall in lockstep.
From the al.com
But it doesn't march in lockstep, particularly when it comes to its own issues.
From the variety.com
A lockstep fault-tolerant machine uses replicated elements operating in parallel.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It's lockstep, policy-driven and no ability to get things done outside the lines.
From the forbes.com
- A standard procedure that is followed mindlessly; "the union's support had been in lockstep for years"
- A manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead; "the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep"
- Lockstep systems are redundant computing systems that run the same set of operations at the same time in parallel. The output from lockstep operations can be compared to determine if there has been a fault.
- A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front; Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization; An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern
- A system for paying partners according to how long they have been in the partnership. Lawyers in the partnership for three years, for example, will all earn the same, even though they may all bring different amounts of work to the firm.
- Attributed to a style of close-order drill, as a metaphor of rigid conformity, an inflexible pattern or process; but actually derived from the coordinated gait of a chain-gang moving under compulsion.
- When a surveillance team is following so close on foot they seem to be moving in lockstep with the target.
