Skipped

Skipped is the past tense and past participle of the verb skip. It denotes either a rapid, light motion such as hopping or leaping past an obstacle, or the act of omitting or bypassing something.

In everyday language, "skipped" describes not performing a step, leaving a section out of a document, or moving past content in media playback (for example, "I skipped the introduction"). In computing and data processing, "skipped" items are those excluded due to filters, errors, or programmatic decisions. In programming and testing contexts, a function or test can be skipped by a directive or conditional.

The noun form "skipping" is used for activities like rope jumping. In general, the term conveys avoidance or bypass and is widely used across disciplines with subtle differences in meaning.