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storage (iou)



storage noun. E17.
[from STORE verb + -AGE.]
Capacity or space for storing. E17.
A place where something is stored. L18.
Rent paid for the use of a store, esp. a warehouse. L18.
The action of storing or laying up a thing or things in reserve; the condition or fact of being stored. E19.
spec.
a. Electricity. The conversion of electrical energy into chemical or other energy from which electricity may be generated again. L19.
b. Computing. The retention of data and instructions in a device from which they can be retrieved as needed; the part of a memory or other device in which data are stored. E20.
Phrases: cold storage: see COLD adjective. night storage heater: see NIGHT noun. pumped storage: see PUMPED adjective2 1. thermal storage: see THERMAL adjective. working storage: see WORKING noun.
Comb.: storage battery, storage cell a secondary battery, cell, in which electrical energy is stored; storage heater a heating apparatus which functions by means of stored heat; esp. an electric heater which accumulates heat outside peak hours for later release; storage heating heating by means of storage heaters; storage life the length of time for which an item liable to deterioration remains fit for use during storage; shelf life; storage location Computing a place in a storage device capable of storing one unit of data and usu. specifiable by an address; storage ring Physics an approximately circular accelerator in which particles can be effectively stored by being made to circulate continuously at high energy; storage unit (a) a domestic cupboard or container, esp. one of a set, or one designed to accommodate an electrical appliance etc.; (b) a unit in which data is stored in a computer; storage wall a partition wall consisting of cupboards, often designed to be opened from either side.