The difference between Stage and Tier
When used as nouns, stage means a phase, whereas tier means one who ties (knots, etc).
When used as verbs, stage means to produce on a stage, to perform a play, whereas tier means to arrange in layers.
check bellow for the other definitions of Stage and Tier
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Stage as a noun:
A phase.
Examples:
"He is in the recovery stage of his illness."
"Completion of an identifiable stage of maintenance such as removing an aircraft engine for repair or storage."
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Stage as a noun (theater):
A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
Examples:
"The band returned to the stage to play an [[encore]]."
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Stage as a noun:
A floor or storey of a house.
Examples:
"rfquotek Wyclif"
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Stage as a noun:
A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.
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Stage as a noun:
A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.
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Stage as a noun:
A stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers.
Examples:
"The stage pulled into town carrying the payroll for the mill and three ladies."
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Stage as a noun (dated):
A place of rest on a regularly travelled road; a station; a place appointed for a relay of horses.
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Stage as a noun (dated):
A degree of advancement in a journey; one of several portions into which a road or course is marked off; the distance between two places of rest on a road.
Examples:
"a stage of ten miles"
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Stage as a noun (electronics):
The number of an electronic circuit's block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
Examples:
"a 3-stage cascade of a 2nd-order bandpass Butterworth filter"
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Stage as a noun:
The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
Examples:
"He [[placed]] the [[slide]] on the [[stage]]."
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Stage as a noun (video games):
A level; one of the sequential areas making up the game.
Examples:
"How do you get past the flying creatures in the third stage?"
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Stage as a noun:
A place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.
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Stage as a noun (geology):
The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.
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Stage as a verb:
To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
Examples:
"The local theater group will stage "Pride and Prejudice"."
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Stage as a verb:
To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
Examples:
"The salesman’s demonstration of the new cleanser was staged to make it appear highly effective."
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Stage as a verb:
(Of a protest or strike etc.) To carry out.
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Stage as a verb:
To place in position to prepare for use.
Examples:
"We staged the cars to be ready for the start, then waited for the starter to drop the flag."
"to stage data to be written at a later time"
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Tier as a noun:
One who ties (knots, etc).
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Tier as a noun:
Something that ties.
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Tier as a noun (archaic):
A child's apron.
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Tier as a noun:
A layer or rank, especially of seats or a wedding cake.
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Tier as a verb (transitive):
To arrange in layers.
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Tier as a verb (transitive):
To cascade in an overlapping sequence.
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Tier as a verb (transitive, computing):
To move (data) from one storage medium to another as an optimization, based on how frequently it is accessed.