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tiering

verb
SayTEER-ingUS/ˈtɪɹɪŋ/UK/ˈtɪəɹɪŋ/

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of tier.

    The storage system saves money by automatically tiering old files to cheaper disks.

    Tiering the seats steeply gives everyone in the theater a clear view of the stage.

    Note

    Tier simply adds -ing, with nothing doubled. After be it shows work under way (the system is tiering the data overnight); as a gerund it names the practice, and in computing it can stand for a whole strategy, as in storage tiering, where data people reach for often stays on fast media and the rest moves to cheaper disks.

tiering is a form of tier

tier, verb: To arrange or build something in layers, one level above another. Full entry

Forms
tiertiers he/she/ittiering -ing formtiered past tense, past participle
Spelling
tier → tiering: add -ing

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