scaffolding, staging
(noun) a system of scaffolds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scaffolding (usually uncountable, plural scaffoldings)
A temporary modular system of tubes (or formerly wood) forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.
(programming) Source code etc. that is incomplete and serves as a basis for further development.
(figurative) Any framework or support.
scaffolding
present participle of scaffold
Source: Wiktionary
Scaf"fold*ing, n.
1. A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of the body. Pope.
2. Materials for building scaffolds.
Scaf"fold, n. Etym: [OF. eschafault, eschafaut, escafaut, escadafaut, F. Ă©chafaud; probably oiginally the same word as E. & F. catafalque, It. catafafalco. See Catafalque.]
1. A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc. Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirits that have dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object. Shak.
2. Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold. That a scaffold of execution should grow a scaffold of coronation. Sir P. Sidney.
3. (Metal.)
Definition: An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyères in a blast furnace.
Scaf"fold, v. t.
Definition: To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
