storage

[ stawr-ij, stohr- ]

noun

1. the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:

   All my furniture is in storage.

2. capacity or space for storing.
3. a place, as a room or building, for storing.
4. Computers. memory ( def 11 ).
5. the price charged for storing goods.

storage

/ ˈstɔːrɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act of storing or the state of being stored
2. space or area reserved for storing
3. a charge made for storing
4. 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

Other Words From

• non·storage noun
• pre·storage noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of storage¹

First recorded in 1605–15; store + -age

Idioms and Phrases

see in cold storage .

Example Sentences

County’s Hansen Spreading Grounds, where it will flow into basins and percolate into the groundwater aquifer for storage.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, with smartphones and a nearly limitless storage supply, Mayer-Schönberger says it takes much “more time and effort” to simply forget.

From Slate

Schools must decide on their storage method before winter break in December.

From Los Angeles Times

The total cost will depend on the kinds of storage methods schools choose.

From Los Angeles Times

In the evening, the Israeli military declared that it had “dismantled a majority of Hezbollah’s weapons storage and missile manufacturing facilities” that had been “systematically concealed beneath civilian buildings” in Dahieh.

From BBC

Related Words

• cache
• depot
• repository
• stockpile
• storehouse