English Explanatory Dictionary

storage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.
  2. An object or place in which something is stored.
  3. Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory.
  4. The price charged for storing goods.
verb
  1. To put into storage; to store.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɔː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈstɔɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ En-us-storage.ogg /ˈstoː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/

Word forms

storage storages storaging storaged

Etymology

From store + -age.

Derived words

auxiliary storage charge storage client-side storage cold storage cryostorage mass storage microstorage nonstorage prestorage primary storage restorage secondary storage self-storage server-side storage storage area network storage battery storage cell storage device storage drive storage engine storage heater storage hypervisor storage life storage location storage medium storage organ storage polysaccharide storage power station storage protein storage ring storage station storage time storage tube storage tuber storage unit storage wall warm storage working-storage section
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