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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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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

Backblaze secured a $335 million, five-year contract with CoreWeave to provide storage capacity for AI workloads.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

The SPR has a storage capacity of 714 million barrels, and it last stayed close to that level in the 2010s.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

Technology companies like Google and Meta, which require round-the-clock electricity for their data centers, are among companies building storage capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 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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