Storage

Storage
Storage Stor"age, n. 1. The act of depositing in a store or warehouse for safe keeping; also, the safe keeping of goods in a warehouse. [1913 Webster]

2. Space for the safe keeping of goods. [1913 Webster]

3. The price changed for keeping goods in a store. [1913 Webster]

{Storage battery}. (Physics) See the Note under {Battery}. [1913 Webster]


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