storage capacity

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

Example Sentences

The Bureau of Reclamation and local agencies have agreed in principle to raise the dam an additional 10 feet to expand the reservoir’s storage capacity, making it a total of 20 feet taller than its original height.

From Los Angeles Times

Managers of local water agencies said the project also represents the first major effort to expand the Central Valley Project’s storage capacity since the construction of New Melones Dam in the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times

Karl Stock, the Bureau of Reclamation’s regional director, said adding more storage capacity in the reservoir is a “crucial part of our strategy for enhancing water reliability” in the state.

From Los Angeles Times

Over the decades, the web has come a long way in freeing up bandwidth and storage capacity; the ability to post a minutelong video as an Instagram Story in just a matter of seconds may seem like nothing less than magic to those who remember how long it once took to download a single stinkin’ album off LimeWire.

From Slate

But Gunda added that he was speaking about aggregate storage capacity for all refiners, and that some refineries are squeezed tight.

From Los Angeles Times