step through
Walk through carefully
Step through means to move through something one stage at a time, examining each part carefully.
In computing, to step through code is to execute a program line by line, pausing after each instruction to check values and behavior—essential for debugging.
The phrase extends to any methodical walkthrough: Let me step through the process with you, We stepped through each clause of the contract.
- walkTravel on foot
- traverseMove across an area
- debugRemove software errors
- debug modeTesting configuration revealing errors
- codeSymbolic communication system
navigate · sequence · cross · portal · magic portal · looking glass · threshold · gateway · process · trace · follow · instruction · doorway · open door · passage · enter · advance · one foot
- footworkpivot turn, sidestep, shuffle, slide, crossover
- developer toolsIDE, debugger, compiler, analyzer, text editor
- post playpost, post up, post-up, post move, post moves
- layupsfinger roll, reverse layup, scoop shot
- software maintenancedebugging, refactoring, bug fixes, code review, patching