storage

/ˈstɔrɪdʒ/

/ˈstɔrɪdʒ/

Other forms: storages

Storage refers to storing something, like in a basement or attic. People keep all sorts of things in storage — from fur coats to bowling trophies.

When you store something, you put it away somewhere safe, so storage is the act of storing. Squirrels gather nuts and put them in storage by hiding them. A grocery store might use a stockroom for storage. If you have canned food in the basement, that's storage. Some storage is for emergencies, while other storage is for things you might want to look at another time, like old photos. Things in storage are being saved for later.

Definitions of storage

1. noun

   the act of storing something
   types:

   filing

   preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.

   type of:

   holding, keeping, retention

   the act of retaining something
2. noun

   the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
   types:

   cold storage

   refrigerated storage for preservation

   stowage, stowing

   the act of packing or storing away

   tankage

   the act of storing in tanks

   type of:

   business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise

   the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
3. noun

   a depository for goods
   synonyms: depot, entrepot, store, storehouse

   types:

   dump

   a place where supplies can be stored

   garner, granary

   a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed

   magazine, powder magazine, powder store

   a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored

   railhead

   a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution

   treasure house

   a storehouse for treasures

   storage warehouse, warehouse

   a storehouse for goods and merchandise

   crib

   a bin or granary for storing grains

   godown

   (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse

   type of:

   deposit, depositary, depository, repository

   a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
4. noun

   depositing in a warehouse
   “my car is in storage”

   synonyms: repositing, reposition, warehousing

   types:

   stockpiling

   accumulating and storing a reserve supply

   type of:

   deposit, deposition

   the act of putting something somewhere
5. noun

   an electronic memory device
   synonyms: computer memory, computer storage, memory, memory board, store

   types:

   non-volatile storage, nonvolatile storage

   computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off

   ROM, fixed storage, read-only memory, read-only storage

   (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed

   real storage

   the main memory in a virtual memory system

   scratchpad

   (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information

   virtual memory, virtual storage

   (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses

   volatile storage

   computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off

   CD-ROM, compact disc read-only memory

   a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user

   EPROM, erasable programmable read-only memory

   (computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data

   flash memory

   nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and programmed anew

   magnetic bubble memory

   a nonvolatile storage device that holds information in the form of bubbles on a thin film of magnetic silicate; no longer used in most computers

   RAM, random access memory, random memory, random-access memory, read/write memory

   the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible

   type of:

   computer hardware, hardware

   (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system

   memory device, storage device

   a device that preserves information for retrieval
6. noun

   (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
   types:

   fragmentation

   (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk

   type of:

   computer operation, machine operation

   an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform