Step(s) or STEP may refer to:

Common meanings

* Steps, making a staircase *

Walking Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of terrestrial locomotion among legged animals. Walking is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined as an " inverted pendulum" gait in which the body vaults o ...

Dance move Dance moves or dance steps (more complex dance moves are called dance patterns, dance figures, dance movements, or dance variations) are usually isolated, defined, and organized so that beginning dancers can learn and use them independently of each ...

Military step Military step or march is a regular, ordered and synchronized walking of military formations. History The steady, regular marching step was a marked feature of Roman legions. Vegetius, the author of the only surviving treatise on the Rom ...

, or march **

Marching Marching refers to the organized, uniformed, steady walking forward in either rhythmic or route-step time; and, typically, it refers to overland movements on foot of military troops and units under field orders. Marching is often perform ...

Arts

Films and television

* ''Steps'' (TV series), Hong Kong * ''Step'' (film), US, 2017

Literature

* ''Steps'' (novel), by Jerzy Kosinski * Systematic Training for Effective Parenting, a book series

Music

Step (music) In music, a step, or conjunct motion,Bonds, Mark Evan (2006). ''A History of Music in Western Culture'', p.123. 2nd ed. . is the difference in pitch (music), pitch between two consecutive Musical note, notes of a musical scale. In other words, i ...

, pitch change *

Steps (pop group) Steps are a British dance-pop group consisting of Lee Latchford-Evans, Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer and Ian "H" Watkins. They were formed in May 1997 and achieved two number-one albums in the UK, 14 consecutive UK top-5 singles ...

, UK * ''Step'' (Kara album), 2011, South Korea ** "Step" (Kara song) * ''Step'' (Meg album), 2007, Japan * "Step" (Vampire Weekend song) * "Step" (ClariS song)

Organizations

* STEP (company), Belgium *

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners STEP (the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) was founded by George Tasker in 1991 and is the international professional body for advisers who specialise in inheritance and succession planning. Its members are mainly solicitors, barristers, ...

, international professional body for advisers who specialise in inheritance and succession planning *

Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy Board or Boards may refer to: Flat surface * Lumber, or other rigid material, milled or sawn flat ** Plank (wood) ** Cutting board ** Sounding board, of a musical instrument * Cardboard (paper product) * Paperboard * Fiberboard ** Hardboar ...

of the U.S. National Academies * Solving the E-waste Problem, a UN organization

Science, technology, and mathematics

* Step (software), a physics simulator in KDE *

Step function In mathematics, a function on the real numbers is called a step function if it can be written as a finite linear combination of indicator functions of intervals. Informally speaking, a step function is a piecewise constant function having on ...

, in mathematics *

Striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase Protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 5 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''PTPN5'' gene. Protein tyrosine phosphatase ( PTP), non-receptor type 5, also known as STEP (STriatal-Enriched protein tyrosine Phosphatase), was the ...

, an enzyme *

Serial transverse enteroplasty Serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) is a surgical procedure used primarily in the treatment of short bowel syndrome (SBS). In STEP, by making cuts in the intestine and creating a zigzag pattern, surgeons lengthen the amount of bowel available to ...

, a surgical procedure *

Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) is a spherical tokamak fusion plant concept proposed by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and funded by the UK government. The project is a proposed DEMO-class successor device to the ...

, a UK nuclear fusion project *

STEP (satellite) The Satellite Test of the Equivalence Principle (STEP) is a proposed () space science experiment to test the equivalence principle of general relativity. The experiment is thought to be sensitive enough to test Einstein's theory of gravity and other ...

, to test general relativity *

STEP Library STEP (Standard Template for Electronic Publishing) is a standard file format used to distribute Biblical software from various publishers. STEP was conceived in 1995 by Craig Rairdin of Parsons Technology and Jim VanDuzer of Loizeaux Brothers Publ ...

, a Bible software format *

ISO 10303 ISO 10303 (Automation systems and integration — Product data representation and exchange)ISO 10303-1:1994 Industrial automation systems and integration -- Product data representation and exchange -- Part 1: Overview and fundamental principle ...

(.STEP), a CAD data-exchange file format standard *

Sustainable Transport Energy for Perth The Fuel Cell Bus Club comprised the participants of three demonstration projects (CUTE, ECTOS and STEP) for fuel cell buses in nine European cities and two other worldwide cities between 2001 and 2007.Vidueira, J.M.; Contreras, A.; Veziroglu, T.N ...

, a fuel cell bus program in Western Australia *

Staggered extension process The staggered extension process (also referred to as StEP) is a common technique used in biotechnology and molecular biology to create new, mutated genes with qualities of one or more initial genes. The technique itself is a modified polymerase cha ...

, in molecular biology

Places

Russia

Step, Gostomlyansky Selsoviet, Medvensky District, Kursk Oblast Medvensky District () is an administrativeResolution #489 and municipalLaw #48-ZKO district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its admin ...

, a khutor * Step (air base), Chita, Russia * Step (khutor), Lyubachansky Selsoviet, Medvensky District, Kursk Oblast, a khutor * Step (selo), Lyubachansky Selsoviet, Medvensky District, Kursk Oblast, a selo

Other uses

* Edward Step (1855–1931), nature writer *

Step (unit) A step (, ') was a Roman unit of length equal to 2½ Roman feet (') or ½ Roman pace ('). Following its standardization under Agrippa, one step was roughly equivalent to . The Byzantine pace (, ''bḗma'') was an adaption of th ...

, a Roman unit of length *

Step aerobics Step aerobics, also known as bench aerobics and step training, is a form of aerobics, aerobic exercise that involves stepping on and off a small platform. Step aerobics was studied by Physiology, physiologists in the 1980s, and in 1990 it swiftly ...

Step dance Step dance is a generic term for dance styles in which footwork is considered to be the most important part of the dance and limb movements and styling are either restricted or considered irrelevant. Step-dancing is a percussive form of dan ...

, a style *

Stepfamily A stepfamily (sometimes called a bonus family) is a family where at least one parent has children who are not biologically related to their spouse. Either parent, or both, may have children from previous relationships or marriages. Two known cl ...

, with a stepmother or stepfather * STEP Bible, a Bible study tool * STEPS, an acronym representing the principle testimonies in Quaker practical theology * Sixth Term Examination Paper, UK *

Smart Traveler Enrollment Program The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a service provided by the U.S. Department of State for U.S. citizens and nationals traveling and living abroad to enroll their trip with the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. Enrollment process ...

, for US travelers * Strategic Transfer of the Estate to the Private Sector, a 2001 contract of the UK

Inland Revenue The Inland Revenue was, until April 2005, a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including income tax, national insurance contributions, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, corporation ta ...