- the process of keeping something in a particular place until it is needed; the space where things can be kept
- tables that fold flat for storage
- There's a lot of storage space in the loft.
- food storage facilities
- We need more storage now.
Extra Examples- The cheese has a storage life of two months.
- The side rooms are used for storage.
- a handy storage compartment below the oven
- the safe storage of nuclear weapons
- There's lots of storage space in the attic.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- safe
- secure
- cold
- …
- put something in
- put something into
- take something out of
- …
- facilities
- device
- medium
- …
- in storage
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- (computing) the process of keeping information, etc. on a computer; the way it is kept
- the storage and retrieval of information
- data storage
Extra ExamplesTopics Computersc1- digital storage devices
- the available disk storage capacity
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- safe
- secure
- cold
- …
- put something in
- put something into
- take something out of
- …
- facilities
- device
- medium
- …
- in storage
- the process of paying to keep furniture, etc. in a special building until you want it
- in storage When we moved we had to put our furniture in storage for a while.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- safe
- secure
- cold
- …
- put something in
- put something into
- take something out of
- …
- facilities
- device
- medium
- …
- in storage
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