- in lockstep
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phrasal
in perfect or rigid often mindless conformity or unison <politicians marching in lockstep with the party line>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
in lockstep
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lockstep — lock‧step [ˈlɒkstep ǁ ˈlɑːk ] noun in lockstep (with something) if two amounts, levels etc rise and fall in lockstep with each other, they rise and fall at the same time: • Because most managers are unwilling to make distinctions among their… … Financial and business terms
Lockstep (computing) — 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.To run in lockstep, each system is set… … Wikipedia
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Lockstep — [ Auburn Prison, c.1910 ] Lockstep marching or simply lockstep refers to marching, in the USA, in a very close single file in such a way that the leg of each person in the file moves in the same way and at the same time as the corresponding leg… … Wikipedia
Lockstep protocol — The Lockstep protocol is a solution to the look ahead cheating problem in peer to peer architecture multiplayer games, in which a cheating client delays his own actions to await the messages of other players. [ Algorithms and Networking for… … Wikipedia
Lockstep-System — Mit Lockstep System (zu engl. lockstep, in etwa Gänsemarsch) wird ein Vergütungssystem bezeichnet, bei dem die Vergütung sich nach der Dauer der Betriebszugehörigkeit richtet. Einsteiger erhalten hierbei im Grundsatz zunächst das gleiche Gehalt.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
lockstep — noun 1. a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly the union s support had been in lockstep for years • Hypernyms: ↑standing operating procedure, ↑standard operating procedure, ↑SOP, ↑standard procedure 2. a manner of marching in file in… … Useful english dictionary
lockstep — /lok step /, n. 1. a way of marching in very close file, in which the leg of each person moves with and closely behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead. 2. a rigidly inflexible pattern or process. adj. 3. rigidly inflexible: a lockstep… … Universalium
lockstep — noun /ˈlɒkstɛp/ a) A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front. The CIAs analysts learned to march in lockstep, conforming to conventional wisdom. b) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization … Wiktionary
lockstep — lock|step [ˈlɔkstep US ˈla:k ] n in lockstep AmE in exactly the same way or at the same rate … Dictionary of contemporary English
