stage
- noun
- /steɪdʒ/
- Specialized
- The software was thoroughly tested in a stage environment that mimicked the live system.
- final verification stage
Examples
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OK, so OnePlus is currently at a stage of production called Pvt.
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Understanding the concept of policy domains sets the stage for looking anew at the implementation of environmental review statutes.
Academic text (1991) -
From the planning stage to final product, the project took four weeks to complete.
Academic text (1996) -
I will give them to you in stages.
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By the assembly-layout stage, about 90 percent of the design work was done.
Academic text (1996) -
Before going live, all changes must be confirmed in the stage setup to prevent issues.
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Engineers frequently use the stage environment to test updates before deploying them to users.
Synonyms
A test version of a website or app where changes are checked before they go live
A place set up to try new ideas or products before they are used more widely
A test system that copies the live system for final checks before release
Idioms
- Jargon
A place to the right of the stage where actors wait out of view of the audience
Compounds
- Specialized
A note in a play script that tells actors and crew how to move, speak, or change lights and scenery
- Specialized
An early part of an animal or plant's life when it is still very small
- Specialized
A period that begins at puberty when sexual feelings mature and focus on close adult relationships
- Archaic
A man who waits outside a theatre to meet actors and ask for autographs
The arrangement of background and objects on a stage to show where the story happens
A short time of very strong enthusiasm after a big personal change that makes people act overly excited or extreme
- Specialized
A childhood stage when pleasure and conflict focus on toilet training and bowel and bladder control
- Specialized
A childhood period from age five to puberty when sexual feelings are quiet and energy goes into friendships and learning
- Specialized
A flat platform on a microscope where you put a slide to look at it
- Specialized
The first stage of baby development when babies get pleasure from sucking or chewing
- NSFW
A stage in early childhood when a child's private parts become a main focus of pleasure and curiosity
- Specialized
A sound, light, or smoke trick used in a play to make scenes more dramatic
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Etymology
Stage keeps its old sense of a 'step before moving on', so in computing a stage is the testing area used before a system goes live. It's like stopping at a safe place on a journey to check everything before you continue.