What is "staking"

Stake \Stake\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Staked (st[=a]kd); p. pr. & vb. n. Staking.]

1. To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.

2. To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.

3. To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.

   I'll stake yon lamb, that near the fountain plays.
   --Pope.

4. To pierce or wound with a stake.
   --Spectator.

n. An act of stabbing with a stake. vb. (present participle of stake English)

Staking may refer to:

• Staking (manufacturing), a process for connecting two components
• Poker staking, the act of one person putting up cash for a poker player to play with in hopes that the player wins
• Construction staking, a form of land surveying in which wood and metal stakes are placed in the ground to establish points which guide the construction of buildings and infrastructure.

Staking is the process of connecting two components by creating an interference fit between the two pieces. One workpiece has a hole in it while the other has a boss that fits within the hole. The boss is very slightly undersized so that it forms a slip fit. A staking punch is then used to expand the boss radially and to compress the boss axially so as to form an interference fit between the workpieces. This forms a permanent joint.