STORAGE Definition & Meaning

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storage

[ stawr-ij, stohr- ]

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noun

the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
All my furniture is in storage.
capacity or space for storing.
a place, as a room or building, for storing.
Computers. memory ( def 11 ).
the price charged for storing goods.

storage

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noun

the act of storing or the state of being stored
space or area reserved for storing
a charge made for storing
computing
1. the act or process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape, disk, etc
2. ( as modifier )
  storage capacity
  a storage device

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of storage¹

First recorded in 1605–15; store + -age

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Idioms and Phrases

see in cold storage .

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Example Sentences

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It’s got a good hot shower in the back, it’s got a little kitchen and it’s got surfboard storage, which is good because I’m a surfer.

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The artwork is primarily conceptual and performance, avoiding some of the stickier issues of transport, storage and insurance most museum loans entail.

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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which delivers water for 19 million people in six counties, has a record amount of water banked in reservoirs and underground storage areas.

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The Israeli military said it had hit a drone storage unit used by Hezbollah after two rockets were fired from southern Lebanon towards northern Israel.

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But Prof Clifford Jones, a specialist in combustion risk at the University of Chester, said dust released from the storage silo could have been ignited by a spark.

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