storage

Plural: storages

Noun

• The act or place of storing something for future use.
• the act of storing something
• a depository for goods
• the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
• (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
• an electronic memory device
• depositing in a warehouse
  • "my car is in storage"
• The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.
• An object or place in which something is stored.
• Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory.
• The price charged for storing goods.

Verb

• To put into storage; to store.

Examples

• I′d recommend backing up these files to storage before reinstalling the operating system.
• The player’s mental STORAGE of two-letter words was truly impressive.
• There's a lot of storage in the loft.

Synonyms

computer memory, computer storage, depot, entrepot, memory, memory board, repositing, reposition, store, storehouse, warehousing