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storage

n. uncountable
C1 Advanced Oxford US //ˈstɔɹədʒ// UK //stˈɔːɹɪdʒ// stor·age

n. the act of keeping things in a safe place until you need them later. It also refers to the space where you put these items, like a closet or a hard drive.

n. the action or method of keeping something for future use; the space or capacity available for such retention. Often refers to physical warehousing or digital data retention.


SIMPLE

We need more storage space for our winter clothes.

CONTEXTUAL

The company moved its old paper records into a climate-controlled storage facility to prevent them from rotting.

COMPLEX

As high-resolution video becomes the industry standard, professional editors must invest in high-speed storage solutions to manage the massive influx of raw data without slowing down their workflow.

Synonyms
Origin

From store + -age.

Usage

Primarily uncountable when referring to the act or capacity; can occasionally be used as a modifier in compound nouns like 'storage unit'.

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