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 |
hydroponics aquiculture tank farming | a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients |
acoustic storage | a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines |
aerosol aerosol container aerosol can aerosol bomb spray can | a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) |
aquarium fish tank marine museum | a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals |
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 |
cargo container | a large container for freight |
cistern water tank | a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet |
container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) |
container ship containership container vessel | a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes, the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceedpounds |
cooler tank | a cell for violent prisoners |
gas tank gasoline tank petrol tank | a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle |
grid storage-battery grid | a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material |
maillot tank suit | a woman's one-piece bathing suit |
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 |
oil tanker oiler tanker tank ship | a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk |
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 |
septic tank | large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria |
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 |
tank army tank armored combat vehicle armoured combat vehicle | an enclosed armored military vehicle, has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads |
tank car tank | a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk |
tank circuit | an oscillatory circuit |
tank destroyer | an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds |
tank engine tank locomotive | a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water, no tender is needed |
tank furnace | furnace into one end of which a batch of measured raw materials is shoveled and from the other end molten glass is obtained |
tank iron | plate iron that is thinner than boilerplate but thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron |
tank shell | a shell fired by the cannon on a tank |
tank top | a tight-fitting sleeveless shirt with wide shoulder straps and low neck and no front opening, often worn over a shirt or blouse |
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 |
water heater hot-water heater hot-water tank | a heater and storage tank to supply heated water |
storage medium data-storage medium | a medium for storing information |