allocation storage allocation | (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions |
cost cutting | the act of cutting costs |
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 |
cost accounting | keeping account of the costs of items in production |
cost analysis | breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately |
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 |
grid storage-battery grid | a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
rise boost hike cost increase | an increase in cost, they asked for a % rise in rates |
monetary value price cost | the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold), the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver, he puts a high price on his services, he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection |
average cost | total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units |
marginal cost incremental cost differential cost | the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output |
price cost toll | value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something, the cost in human life was enormous, the price of success is hard work, what price glory? |
cost-benefit analysis | an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs |
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 |
cost-plus contract | a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit |
consumer price index CPI cost-of-living index | an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer |
cost accountant | a specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of the costs incident to production |
cost-of-living allowance | an allowance for changes in the consumer price index |
cost | the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor |
operating expense operating cost overhead budget items | the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance), it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes |
cost-of-living benefit | a benefit that goes to anyone whose money receipts increase automatically as prices rise |
cost overrun | excess of cost over budget, the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget |
cost of living | average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing), a rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation |
borrowing cost | the cost of borrowing something |
distribution cost | any cost incurred by a producer or wholesaler or retailer or distributor (as for advertising and shipping etc) |
handling cost handling charge | the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order) |