stor‧age W3 /ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/ noun [uncountable]

1. the process of keeping or putting 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

3. the way that information is kept on a computer:
data storage

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storage
noun
ADJ. safe the safe storage of nuclear weapons
cold | disk the available disk storage capacity
food, water, etc. | data, information, etc.
VERB + STORAGE put sth in/into The strawberries are put into cold storage for several months.
take sth out of
STORAGE + NOUN facilities | device, medium, system digital storage devices
area, capacity, space | building, cabinet, compartment, cupboard, depot, room, shed, unit a handy storage compartment below the oven
bin, container, jar, tank, vessel | cost | life The cheese has a storage life of two months.
PREP. in ~ All their furniture is in storage until they come back from Africa.

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