Storage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of storing something

a depository for goods

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɔːɹɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɔːɹɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɔːɹɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɔːɹɪdʒ/.

Examples

storehouses were built close to the docks
a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached
they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of storing something
noun	a depository for goods “storehouses were built close to the docks”
noun	the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
noun	(computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
noun	an electronic memory device “a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached”
noun	depositing in a warehouse “they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn”

Word Forms

store	verb	find a place for and put away for storage
reposit	verb	put (something) in a place for storage
warehouse	verb	store in a warehouse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lagerung

der Akt des Speicherns von etwas

🇫🇷French

stockage

le fait de stocker quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

almacenamiento

el acto de almacenar algo

🇮🇹Italian

magazzinaggio

l'atto di immagazzinare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

opslag

de handeling van het opslaan van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

armazenar

o ato de armazenar algo

🇷🇺Russian

хранилище

акт хранения чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भंडारण

किसी चीज़ को संग्रहित करने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

স্টোরেজ

কিছু সঞ্চয় করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

சேமிப்பு

எதையாவது சேமிக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిల్వ

ఏదో నిల్వ చేసే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

स्टोरेज

काहीतरी साठवण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંગ્રહ

કંઈક સંગ્રહ કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಗ್ರಹಣೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംഭരണം

എന്തെങ്കിലും സംഭരിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟੋਰੇਜ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਸਟੋਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذخیرہ

کسی چیز کو ذخیرہ کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

贮存

储存某物的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

ストレージ

何かを保管する行為

🇰🇷Korean

저장

물건을 저장하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kho

hành động lưu trữ một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

พื้นที่จัดเก็บ

การเก็บบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyimpanan

tindakan menyimpan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

imbakan

ang pagkilos ng pag-iimbak ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

penyimpanan

perbuatan menyimpan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخزين

فعل تخزين شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

ذخیره سازی

عمل ذخیره کردن چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

depolamak

bir şeyi saklama eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִחסוּן

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The primary meaning of 'storage' is 'the act of storing something'.

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'storage' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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