storage

(noun)

noun

1. the act of storing something

Definition categories: act, holding, keeping, retention

2. a depository for goods

- storehouses were built close to the docks

Similar word(s): depot, entrepot, store, storehouse

Definition categories: man–made, deposit, depositary, depository, repository

3. the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials

Definition categories: act, business

4. (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk

Definition categories: process

5. an electronic memory device

Similar word(s): memory, store

Definition categories: man–made, hardware

6. depositing in a warehouse

- my car is in storage

Similar word(s): repositing, reposition, warehousing

Definition categories: act, deposit, deposition

Sentences with storage as a noun:

- There's a lot of storage space in the loft.

- I′d recommend backing up these files to storage before reinstalling the operating system.