STORAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does storage mean? 

• STORAGE (noun)
  The noun STORAGE has 6 senses:

1. the act of storing something

2. a depository for goods

3. the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials

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

5. an electronic memory device

6. depositing in a warehouse

  Familiarity information: STORAGE used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STORAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of storing something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("storage" is a kind of...):

holding; keeping; retention (the act of retaining something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "storage"):

filing (preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.)

Derivation:

store (keep or lay aside for future use)

store (find a place for and put away for storage)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A depository for goods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

depot; entrepot; storage; store; storehouse

Context example:

storehouses were built close to the docks

Hypernyms ("storage" is a kind of...):

deposit; depositary; depository; repository (a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "storage"):

dump (a place where supplies can be stored)

garner; granary (a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed)

magazine; powder magazine; powder store (a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored)

railhead (a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution)

treasure house (a storehouse for treasures)

storage warehouse; warehouse (a storehouse for goods and merchandise)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("storage" is a kind of...):

business; business enterprise; commercial enterprise (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "storage"):

cold storage (refrigerated storage for preservation)

stowage; stowing (the act of packing or storing away)

tankage (the act of storing in tanks)

Sense 4

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("storage" is a kind of...):

computer operation; machine operation (an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "storage"):

fragmentation ((computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk)

Sense 5

Meaning:

An electronic memory device

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

computer memory; computer storage; memory; memory board; storage; store

Context example:

a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached

Hypernyms ("storage" is a kind of...):

computer hardware; hardware ((computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system)

memory device; storage device (a device that preserves information for retrieval)

Meronyms (parts of "storage"):

register ((computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "storage"):

scratchpad ((computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information)

volatile storage (computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off)

virtual memory; virtual storage ((computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses)

real storage (the main memory in a virtual memory system)

fixed storage; read-only memory; read-only storage; ROM ((computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed)

non-volatile storage; nonvolatile storage (computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off)

Holonyms ("storage" is a part of...):

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Depositing in a warehouse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

repositing; reposition; storage; warehousing

Context example:

publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing

Hypernyms ("storage" is a kind of...):

deposit; deposition (the act of putting something somewhere)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "storage"):

stockpiling (accumulating and storing a reserve supply)

 Context examples 

A rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by mutations in SUMF1 gene.

(Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

An autosomal recessive inherited lysosomal storage disease characterized by deficiency of sphingomyelinase.

(Niemann-Pick Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of inherited lysosomal storage diseases characterized by accumulation of lipids and carbohydrates in the tissues, resulting in mental disabilities and skeletal malformations.

(Mucolipidosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by deficiency of the enzyme beta galactosidase.

(Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IVB, NCI Thesaurus)

Accelerated tree growth caused by a warming climate does not necessarily translate into enhanced carbon storage, an international study suggests.

(Amount of carbon stored in forests reduced as climate warms, University of Cambridge)

It comprises a group of lysosomal storage diseases which includes the most severe form (Hurler syndrome) and the mildest form (Scheie syndrome).

(Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I, NCI Thesaurus)

A storage facility of biospecimens that includes tissue samples, fluids, and molecular derivatives such as DNA, RNA, and proteins.

(Biorepository, NCI Thesaurus)

This food storage might explain how these cosmic monsters grew so fast during a period in the Universe’s history known as the Cosmic Dawn.

(ESO Observations Reveal Black Holes' Breakfast at the Cosmic Dawn, ESO)

The state of an object when it has been placed in its designated storage location.

(Checked-In, NCI Thesaurus)

The state of an object when it has been removed from its designated storage location.

(Checked-Out, NCI Thesaurus)