Definition of "steppers" []

• Plural form of stepper. (noun)

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