seq
uen
tial
Comparative
more sequential
Superlative
most sequential
1
occurring in a specific order or series, one after the other
- The sequential steps in the recipe ensured a successful outcome.
- The sequential order of events in the story captivated the audience.
- She followed the sequential instructions to assemble the furniture.
- The sequential development of technology has revolutionized many industries.
- He explained the sequential process of photosynthesis to his students.
2
referring to computing operations, tasks, or processes that are performed or arranged one after the other in a specific order, without overlap or parallel execution
- Sequential processing of tasks can be slower compared to parallel processing when dealing with large datasets.
- The system performs a sequential backup of the database, archiving each file one at a time.
- In older systems, sequential data access was the norm, but modern applications often use random access for efficiency.
- The compiler performs a sequential check of each line of code to detect errors.