storage

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.

   There's a lot of storage in the loft.

2. 2
   noun

   An object or place in which something is stored.

   Melbourne's water storages plunged by 0.7 per cent in a week, down to 33.1 per cent capacity, as Victoria recorded its second-driest January on record.

3. 3
   noun

   Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory.

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

4. 4
   noun

   depositing in a warehouse

5. 5
   noun

   the act of storing something

6. 6
   noun

   the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials

7. 7
   noun

   an electronic memory device

8. 8
   noun

   a depository for goods

Etymology

From store + -age.