Staff

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005600",
  "term": "Staff",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A long, graduated rod used in surveying and leveling to measure vertical distances or differences in elevation. The staff is held vertically at a point, and a leveling instrument is used to read the height indicated on its scale. Common types include the E-pattern staff and the bar code staff, which is read by digital levels.",
  "synonyms": [
    "personnel",
    "stick",
    "stave"
  ],
  "subject": "Construction",
  "see_also": [
    "stick",
    "cane",
    "club",
    "rod",
    "Jacob's staff"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Staffage",
    "es": "staff",
    "fr": "staff"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/staff/"
}