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storage

 noun
     
Related topics: Computers
stor‧age W3 [uncountable]
1 when you keep or put something in a special place while it is not being used:
the storage of radioactive material
storage space/capacity (=space etc for keeping things in)
They moved to a house with lots of storage space.
2 when you pay to keep furniture or other goods in a special place until you need to use them
in storage
I put some of my things in storage.
storage costs
3TD the way that information is kept on a computer:
data storage
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