| allocation storage allocation | (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions |
repositing
reposition
storage warehousing | depositing in a warehouse, they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn, my car is in storage, publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing |
| storage | the act of storing something |
| storage | the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials |
| cold storage | refrigerated storage for preservation |
| acoustic storage | a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines |
auxiliary storage
external storage
secondary storage | a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer |
buffer buffer storage
buffer store | (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device, used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system |
cabinet locker
storage locker | a storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock |
cargo area
cargo deck
cargo hold
hold storage area | the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo |
choke choke coil
choking coil | a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current |
coil
spiral
volute
whorl
helix | a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops, a coil of rope |
| coil | reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit |
| coil | tubing that is wound in a spiral |
| coil | a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb |
| coil | a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine |
coil spring
volute spring | a spring in the shape of a coil |
field coil
field winding | the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine |
| grid storage-battery grid | a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material |
| ignition coil | an induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs |
| induction coil | a coil for producing a high voltage from a low-voltage source |
memory
computer memory
storage computer storage
store memory board | an electronic memory device, a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached |
memory device
storage device | a device that preserves information for retrieval |
non-volatile storage
nonvolatile storage | computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off |
primary coil
primary winding
primary | coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit, current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil |
push-down storage
push-down store
stack | a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) |
read-only memory
ROM
read-only storage
fixed storage | (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed |
| real storage | the main memory in a virtual memory system |
| rotor rotor coil | the rotating armature of a motor or generator |
secondary coil
secondary winding
secondary | coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil |
| spark coil | an induction coil used to create sparks |
stator
stator coil | mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves |
storage battery
accumulator | a voltaic battery that stores electric charge |
storage cell
secondary cell | a cell that can be recharged |
| storage ring | container consisting of a set of magnets set in a doughnut-shaped ring around which charged particles from an accelerator can be kept circulating until they are used |
| storage space | the area in any structure that provides space for storage |
storehouse
depot entrepot storage
store | a depository for goods, storehouses were built close to the docks |
storeroom
storage room
stowage | a room in which things are stored |
tank
storage tank | a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids |
| Tesla coil | a step-up transformer with an air core, used to produce high voltages at high frequencies |
| tickler coil | a small coil in series with the anode of a vacuum tube and coupled to the grid to provide feedback |
virtual memory
virtual storage | (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory, the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses |
| volatile storage | computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off |
warehouse
storage warehouse | a storehouse for goods and merchandise |
storage medium
data-storage medium | a medium for storing information |
magnetic storage medium
magnetic medium
magnetic storage | any storage medium in which different patterns of magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of information, the hard disk in you computer is magnetic storage |
| storage | (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk |
coil
whorl
roll
curl
curlicue
ringlet
gyre
scroll | a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) |
| cold storage | in a state of abeyance or postponement |
hemochromatosis
iron-storage disease
iron overload
bronzed diabetes | pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues, characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints |