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What does "staging" mean in programming?
staging is one of the most common terms in software development. This guide explains what it means, how it is used in practice, and why it matters, with real examples from the developer world.
Definition
An environment that mirrors production as closely as possible, used for final testing before a release. Staging lets you catch issues that only appear with production-like configuration or data volumes.
Example
"Deploy to staging first and have QA verify the feature before it goes to production."
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