English noun: storage | |||
1. | storage (act) the act of storing something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | holding, keeping, retention | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | filing | ||
2. | storage (artifact) a depository for goods | ||
Samples | Storehouses were built close to the docks. | ||
Synonyms | depot, entrepot, store, storehouse | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deposit, depositary, depository, repository | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dump, garner, granary, magazine, powder magazine, powder store, railhead, storage warehouse, treasure house, warehouse | ||
3. | storage (act) the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials | ||
Broader (hypernym) | business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cold storage, stowage, stowing, tankage | ||
4. | storage (process) (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk | ||
Broader (hypernym) | computer operation, machine operation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fragmentation | ||
Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
5. | storage (artifact) an electronic memory device | ||
Samples | A memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached. | ||
Synonyms | computer memory, computer storage, memory, memory board, store | ||
Broader (hypernym) | computer hardware, hardware, memory device, storage device | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fixed storage, non-volatile storage, nonvolatile storage, read-only memory, read-only storage, real storage, ROM, scratchpad, virtual memory, virtual storage, volatile storage | ||
Part holonym | register | ||
Part meronym | computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | ||
6. | storage (act) depositing in a warehouse | ||
Samples | They decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn. My car is in storage. Publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing. | ||
Synonyms | repositing, reposition, warehousing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deposit, deposition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | stockpiling | ||