English Explanatory Dictionary

repository

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.
  2. A storage location for files, such as downloadable software packages, or files in a source control system.
  3. A burial vault.
  4. A person to whom a secret is entrusted.
  5. A place where things are stored for sale; a shop.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/ /ɹɪˈpɑ.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/ en-us-repository.ogg

Word forms

repository repositories

Etymology

From Latin repositōrium.

Synonyms

depository archive

Related words

deposit posit reposit

Derived words

biorepository content repository cryorepository deep geological repository e-repository multirepository repo subrepository

Translations

Arabic: مَخْزَن Arabic: خزنة Armenian: պահեստ Armenian: շտեմարան Bulgarian: склад Bulgarian: хранилище Catalan: dipòsit Chinese Mandarin: 倉庫 /仓库 Czech: úložiště Dutch: opslagplaats Dutch: depot Dutch: opslagruimte Esperanto: deponejo Finnish: säilytyspaikka Finnish: säilö French: chambre-forte French: coffre-fort French: repositoire Georgian: საცავი German: Ablage German: Depot German: Archiv Greek: αποθήκη Greek: αποθετήριο Ancient Greek: ἀποθήκη Hungarian: tár Hungarian: adattár Hungarian: gyűjtemény Hungarian: archívum Hungarian: lerakat Hungarian: raktár Hungarian: tárház Hungarian: tároló Hungarian: megőrző Italian: ripostiglio Italian: ricettacolo Japanese: 倉庫 Latin: receptāculum Latin: apothēca Macedonian: склад Macedonian: скла́диште Macedonian: храни́лиште Macedonian: стова́риште Persian: مخزن Polish: składnica Polish: magazyn Polish: skład Polish: przechowalnia Polish: repozytorium Portuguese: repositório Russian: храни́лище Russian: склад Russian: вмести́лище Spanish: repositorio Swedish: lager Ottoman Turkish: انبار Ottoman Turkish: مخزن Ukrainian: сховище
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