storage

American  

[stawr-ij, stohr-] / ˈstɔr ɪdʒ, ˈstoʊr- /

noun

1. the act of storing; state or fact of being stored.

   All my furniture is in storage.

2. capacity or space for storing.

3. a place, as a room or building, for storing.

4. Computers. memory.

5. the price charged for storing goods.

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storage British  

/ ˈstɔːrɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act of storing or the state of being stored

2. space or area reserved for storing

3. a charge made for storing

4. computing

   1. the act or process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape, disk, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      a storage device

      storage capacity

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storage Idioms  

1. see in cold storage.

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Other Word Forms

• nonstorage noun
• prestorage noun

Etymology

Origin of storage

First recorded in 1605–15; store + -age

Example Sentences

At the time of the split, storage makers were not adding capacity at the rate that was eventually demanded, Bryson said.

From MarketWatch

The movie was stitched together from film hauled out of a storage facility—a former salt mine—in Kansas.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Europe is in the final stretch of its official heating season, and large withdrawals from storage facilities have left them unusually low,” ANZ analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

The third pillar is home services and installable products, including renovation, flooring, cabinetry, and closet and storage systems.

From The Wall Street Journal

By sector, they favor high- bandwidth memory, power equipment, energy storage systems and other AI-related plays.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• cache
• depot
• repository
• stockpile
• storehouse