The difference between Stage and Track

When used as nouns, stage means a phase, whereas track means a mark left by something that has passed along.

When used as verbs, stage means to produce on a stage, to perform a play, whereas track means to observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.

check bellow for the other definitions of Stage and Track

  1. 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."

  2. 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]]."

  3. Stage as a noun:

    A floor or storey of a house.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Wyclif"

  4. Stage as a noun:

    A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.

  5. Stage as a noun:

    A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.

  6. 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."

  7. Stage as a noun (dated):

    A place of rest on a regularly travelled road; a station; a place appointed for a relay of horses.

  8. 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"

  9. 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"

  10. Stage as a noun:

    The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.

    Examples:

    "He [[placed]] the [[slide]] on the [[stage]]."

  11. 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?"

  12. Stage as a noun:

    A place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.

  13. Stage as a noun (geology):

    The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.

  1. Stage as a verb:

    To produce on a stage, to perform a play.

    Examples:

    "The local theater group will stage "Pride and Prejudice"."

  2. 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."

  3. Stage as a verb:

    (Of a protest or strike etc.) To carry out.

  4. 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"

  1. Track as a noun:

    A mark left by something that has passed along.

    Examples:

    "Follow the track of the ship."

    "Can you see any tracks in the snow?"

  2. Track as a noun:

    A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.

    Examples:

    "The fox tracks were still visible in the snow."

  3. Track as a noun:

    The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.

  4. Track as a noun:

    A road or other similar beaten path.

    Examples:

    "Follow the track for a hundred metres."

  5. Track as a noun:

    Physical course; way.

    Examples:

    "Astronomers predicted the track of the comet."

  6. Track as a noun:

    A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.

    Examples:

    "The athletes ran round the track."

  7. Track as a noun:

    The direction and progress of someone or something; path.

  8. Track as a noun (railways):

    The way or rails along which a train moves.

    Examples:

    "They briefly closed the railway to remove debris found on the track."

  9. Track as a noun:

    A tract or area, such as of land.

  10. Track as a noun:

    Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.

  11. Track as a noun (automotive):

    The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree (also track width)

  12. Track as a noun (automotive):

    Short for caterpillar track.

  13. Track as a noun (cricket):

    The pitch.

  14. Track as a noun:

    Sound stored on a record.

  15. Track as a noun:

    The physical track on a record.

  16. Track as a noun (music):

    A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence

    Examples:

    "My favourite track on the album is "Sunshine"."

  17. Track as a noun:

    A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.

  18. Track as a noun (uncountable, sports):

    The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.

    Examples:

    "I'm going to try out for track next week."

  19. Track as a noun:

    A session talk on a conference.

  1. Track as a verb (transitive):

    To continue observing over time. To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time. To monitor the movement of a person or object. To match the movement or change of a person or object. To travel so that a moving object remains in shot. To move.

    Examples:

    "We will track the raven population over the next six months."

    "Agent Miles has been tracking the terrorist since Madrid."

    "My height tracks my father's at my age, so I might end up as tall as him."

    "The camera tracked the ball even as the field of play moved back and forth, keeping the action in shot the entire time."

    "The hurricane tracked further west than expected."

  2. Track as a verb (transitive):

    To follow the tracks of. To discover the location of a person or object. To leave in the form of tracks.

    Examples:

    "My uncle spent all day tracking the deer, whose hoofprints were clear in the mud."

    "I tracked Joe to his friend's bedroom, where he had spent the night."

    "In winter, my cat tracks mud all over the house."

  3. Track as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive):

    To create a musical recording (a track). To create music using tracker software.

    Examples:

    "Lil Kyle is gonna track with that DJ next week."

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