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.

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 )

      a storage device

      storage capacity

Other Word Forms

• nonstorage noun
• prestorage noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of storage¹

First recorded in 1605–15; store + -age

Idioms and Phrases

see in cold storage.

Example Sentences

“Low-cost, large-scale battery energy storage has emerged as the most immediate and scalable solution to enable AI factory deployment and unlock stranded grid and generation capacity,” Redwood said in a statement.

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The event was widely seen as a wake-up call to the dangers of methane and underground natural gas storage.

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The refinery’s massive fuel storage tanks, distillation towers and sprawling pipeline have also been a long-standing source of community concern.

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The Chinese battery giant stands to be a key beneficiary of robust demand in the domestic energy storage system and is expected to maintain its market leadership in EV and ESS shipments globally, they write.

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At loading stations, employees take merchandise from yellow bins and place it onto shelves for storage.

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Related Words

• cache 
• depot 
• repository 
• stockpile 
• storehouse