Storage

Quick meaning: Storage is a noun meaning (uncountable) The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.

Meaning

(uncountable) The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.

More Meanings

1. (usually countable) An object or place in which something is stored.
2. (uncountable) The price charged for storing goods.
3. (transitive) To put into storage; to store.
4. (usually uncountable, computer hardware) Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory.

Example Sentences

There's a lot of storage in the loft.

I′d recommend backing up these files to storage before reinstalling the operating system.

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.

Secondary storages are used to store system programs (viz; operating system, assembler, interpreter, compiler and so on), data files, software packages and so on.

Word Forms

• storages
• storaging
• storaged

Synonyms for storage

Depending on context, synonyms include depot, store, entrepot, storehouse, memory.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include store, storehouse, depot, entrepot, memory, reservoir.

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