storage

American  

[stawr-ij, stohr-] / ˈstɔr ɪdʒ, ˈstoʊr- /

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.

5. the price charged for storing goods.

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storage British  

/ 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 )

      a storage device

      storage capacity

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storage Idioms  

1. see in cold storage.

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Other Word Forms

• nonstorage noun
• prestorage noun

Etymology

Origin of storage

First recorded in 1605–15; store + -age

Example Sentences

A second analysis focused on 90 duplicate samples to determine whether storage conditions affected accuracy.

From Science Daily

These microscopic machines could also assemble ultra-precise data storage systems and computing devices at the nanometer scale.

From Science Daily

These ultra-thin structures, about 100 times thinner than a human hair, are even more conductive than their flat counterparts and could significantly improve technologies such as energy storage devices, biosensors, and wearable electronics.

From Science Daily

“Your bandwidth requirement significantly drops, your memory storage size significantly drops and the energy that you consume to move the data…is reduced in a big way,” Salek said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, its gas sales segment profit is likely to remain robust, as it expands storage capacity for gas and can reduce its reliance on expensive spot purchases, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• cache
• depot
• repository
• stockpile
• storehouse