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storage capacity

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noun

  1. the maximum number of bits, bytes, words, or items that can be held in a memory system such as that of a computer or of the brain

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The company's facilities in the coastal city of Ílhavo, in the province of Aveiro, are now equipped with modules with around 2MWh of storage capacity.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

"Usually, it takes more power to store more information. Our device, however, consumes 100 times less power and the storage capacity is higher than traditional storage devices, like flash drives."

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Memory chips, the components that provide such devices with storage capacity, have faced global shortages over the past few months and are nearing a crisis point.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

The disruption has also drawn attention to storage capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

My backpack, of blessed memory, could fit four schoolbooks in it, but the Kellner & Newton Messenger Bag was clearly designed for product placement and not storage capacity.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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