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Subject: Re: [1.8.0] use 'stage' term consistently
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On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> the
> shipping/logistics term "to stage" does not cleanly translate to the
> language without unnecessary connotation that imply what is described is
> something the our "index" actually is _not_.

I agree with Felipe that "staging" is the most appropriate term for
"adding to the index" in git.  As a native English speaker, I have
never thought of "to stage" as relating to shipping in any way.  To
me, by far the most common usage is in real estate.  The seller of a
home "stages" it by setting up furniture and decorations to make the
home as appealing to prospective buyers as possible.  Just search on
Google for "home staging" and you will get plenty of hits.  This usage
clearly originates from theater but can be found in other contexts as
well.