Stage

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Stage or stages may refer to:

• Stage (theatre), the area where artists perform
• Stage (bicycle race), a one-day segment of a multi-day race. The entire race is sometimes called a stage race
• Faunal stage, a subdivision of time on the geologic timescale
• Fishing stage, an oceanside building used for the processing of fish, notably cod
• Marine isotopic stage, an ancient climate variant
• In Staging (rocketry), one of several independent rockets used to reduce the need for fuel
• In cancer staging, the degree of spread of a cancer
• The current status of something, such as a stage of development
• The height of the water on a stream gage of a river. Flood stage occurs when it begins to overflow the surrounding areas.
• A contraction of stagecoach
• Limousine (Stage), a specialized vehicle, with similar functions to the stagecoach
• Stage (album), a 1978 double live album by David Bowie
• Stage (culinary), refers to a chef coming into a kitchen to either apply for a job or learn new techniques, a stage is almost always unpaid
• Several films titled Stages
• Several music albums titled Stages — see Stages (album).
• Stage Stores, a chain of department stores
• The Stage, the performing arts newspaper
• Stages (book), the book/dvd written by Britney Spears.
• Stage (Event), The placing or organizing of items in preparation for an event.