Staging may refer to:

Computing

* Staging (

cloud computing Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage ( cloud storage) and computing power, without direct active management by the user. Large clouds often have functions distributed over m ...

), a process used to assemble, test, and review a new solution before it is moved into production and the existing solution is decommissioned * Staging (data), intermediately storing data between the sources of information and a data warehouse (DW) * Disk staging, using disks as an additional, temporary stage of backup process before finally storing backup * Staging site, a website used to assemble, test, and review its newer versions before it is moved into production

Other uses

* Staging (cooking), a chef works briefly and without pay in another chef's kitchen to learn new techniques and cuisines *

Staging (rocketry) A multistage rocket or step rocket is a launch vehicle that uses two or more rocket ''stages'', each of which contains its own engines and propellant. A ''tandem'' or ''serial'' stage is mounted on top of another stage; a ''parallel'' stage is ...

, the use of multiple engines and propellant to launch a rocket * Staging (stagecoaches), the business of running stagecoaches or the act of journeying in them *

Staging (theatre) Staging is the process of selecting, designing, adapting to, or modifying the performance space for a play or film. This includes the use or absence of stagecraft elements as well as the structure of the stage and its components. Staging is also ...

, the process of selecting, designing, adapting to, or modifying the performance space for a play or film *

Cancer staging Cancer staging is the process of determining the extent to which a cancer has developed by growing and spreading. Contemporary practice is to assign a number from I to IV to a cancer, with I being an isolated cancer and IV being a cancer that ha ...

, a description (usually numbers I to V) of how much the cancer has spread *

Home staging Home staging is the preparation of a private residence for sale in the real estate Real estate is property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; immovable property of th ...

, preparing a residence for sale in real estate *

Staging area A staging area (otherwise staging point, staging base, or staging post) is a location in which organisms, people, vehicles, equipment, or material are assembled before use. It may refer to: * In construction, a designated area in which vehicles, ...

, a location used to prepare items for use, such as for a military operation * Staging, in bird migration, the practice of pausing at places along a migration route to rest and feed before proceeding *Staging or

scaffolding Scaffolding, also called scaffold or staging, is a temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials to aid in the construction, maintenance and repair of buildings, bridges and all other man-made structures. Scaffolds are widely use ...

, in construction, a temporary work platform * Staging, in drag racing, the process of aligning cars on the starting line drag racing {{disambig