staging area

noun — 2 senses

staging area

noun

1

Government, Military, Politics, War A base where troops and gear gather before deployment or transit.

The outpost near the border was used as a staging area for the army's invasion.

2

Broadly, Figuratively A place to gather in preparation.

Burn the contents of the staging area onto a writable CD-ROM, carry it over to the Web server, and mount it.1998, Lincoln D. Stein, Web Security: A Step-by-step Reference Guide, page 377:

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