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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Seating

/(sēt"ĭng)/ · Seat·ing · IPA /ˈsiːtɪŋ/
01 n. The act of providing with a seat or seats; as, the seating of an audience.
  1. 1.
    The act of providing with a seat or seats; as, the seating of an audience.
  2. 2.
    The act of making seats; also, the material for making seats; as, cane seating.