staging vs terrace

staging

noun
  • A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc., as in building. 

  • The classification of a case of a disease, usually a cancer, into its anatomic or prognostic stage, which is a category of severity. 

  • An environment for testing that exactly resembles a production environment. 

  • The act or process of putting on an event. 

  • A performance of a play 

  • The act of journeying in stagecoaches. 

  • The business of running stagecoaches. 

  • The organization of something in order to prepare for or facilitate working with it. 

  • The scenery and/or organization of actors' movements on stage. 

  • The arrangement or layout of something in order to create an impression. 

terrace

noun
  • A platform that extends outwards from a building. 

  • A step-like landform; (sometimes) remnants of floodplains. 

  • A single house in such a group. 

  • The roof of a building, especially if accessible to the residents. Often used for drying laundry, sun-drying foodstuffs, exercise, or sleeping outdoors in hot weather. 

  • A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river. 

  • The standing area of a sports stadium. 

  • A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment 

  • A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses. 

verb
  • To provide something with a terrace. 

  • To form something into a terrace. 

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