storage

[stawr-ij, stohr-]

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.

storage

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• nonstorage noun
• prestorage noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of storage¹

First recorded in 1605–15; store + -age

Idioms and Phrases

see in cold storage.

Example Sentences

Crawford said the agency also could have moved “pumpkin” storage tanks into places where the natural supply might be low.

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Marvell’s expansive data center AI platform, which spans optics, storage, and circuits, taps a $95 billion total addressable market, the firm wrote.

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Drug companies are in need of more specialized storage and shipping services from companies such as Cardinal, as they increasingly sell complex drugs like cell and gene therapies.

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“Customers are hungry for AI,” Chief Executive Michael Dell said, adding the company supports the deployment of new technologies with its computing, storage and networking services.

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The scientists say their technique is especially interesting for the fabrication of advanced 3D architectures that must be simultaneously strong, lightweight, and complex, like sensors, biomedical devices, or devices for energy conversion and storage.

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Related Words

• cache 
• depot 
• repository 
• stockpile 
• storehouse