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One thing, then the next, no jumping the queue of cause and effect.
means Happening or arranged in a strict order, where each step follows the one before it.
from From Latin sequi, to follow — the same root that trails through sequel, consequence, and that loyal word sequence.
ComputingSequential access reads data in order, no shortcuts.
OppositeParallel and random-access do many things at once.
StorytellingA sequel is literally what follows next.