storage
/stˈɔrʌdʒ/
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Definitions
Noun
the act of storing something
Noun
a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"
Noun
the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
Noun
(computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
Noun
an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
Noun
depositing in a warehouse; "they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn"; "my car is in storage"; "publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing"
Synonyms
computer memory
computer storage
depot
entrepot
memory
memory board
repositing
reposition
store
storehouse
warehousing
More General Terms
business
business enterprise
commercial enterprise
computer hardware
computer operation
deposit
depositary
deposition
depository
hardware
holding
keeping
machine operation
memory device
repository
retention
storage device
More Specific Terms
cold storage
dump
filing
fixed storage
fragmentation
garner
granary
magazine
nonvolatile storage
non-volatile storage
powder magazine
powder store
railhead
read-only memory
read-only storage
real storage
ROM
scratchpad
stockpiling
storage warehouse
stowage
stowing
tankage
treasure house
virtual memory
virtual storage
volatile storage
warehouse