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Storage
//ˈstɔː.ɹɪd͡ʒ// noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of storing goods; the state of being stored. uncountable, usually
"There's a lot of storage in the loft."
- 2 depositing in a warehouse wordnet
- 3 An object or place in which something is stored. countable, usually
"Melbourne's water storages plunged by 0.7 per cent in a week, down to 33.1 per cent capacity, as Victoria recorded its second-driest January on record."
- 4 the act of storing something wordnet
- 5 Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory. uncountable, usually
"I′d recommend backing up these files to storage before reinstalling the operating system."
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- 6 the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials wordnet
- 7 The price charged for storing goods. uncountable, usually
- 8 an electronic memory device wordnet
- 9 a depository for goods wordnet
- 10 (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk wordnet
Verb
- 1 To put into storage; to store. transitive
Etymology
Etymology 1
From store + -age.
Etymology 2
From store + -age.
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