| 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 |
| virtual reality | a hypothetical three-dimensional visual world created by a computer, user wears special goggles and fiber optic gloves etc., and can enter and move about in this world and interact with objects as if inside it |
| storage | the act of storing something |
| storage | the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials |
| cold storage | refrigerated storage for preservation |
| active air defense | air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures |
carpet bombing
area bombing
saturation bombing | an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target |
blastoderm
germinal disc
blastodisc
germinal area | a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula |
| access memory access | (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information |
| acoustic storage | a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines |
| active matrix screen | a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers, there is a separate circuit for each pixel |
| active placebo | a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects, an active placebo mimics the side effects of the experimental drug |
| area | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function, the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants |
auxiliary storage
external storage
secondary storage | a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer |
breakfast area
breakfast nook | a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen), the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats |
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 |
building supply store
building supply house | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
cabinet locker
storage locker | a storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock |
| cache memory cache | (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated, used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics |
cargo area
cargo deck
cargo hold
hold storage area | the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo |
CD-ROM
compact disc read-only memory | a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system), a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user |
| chain store | one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise |
clothing store
haberdashery haberdashery store
mens store | a store where men's clothes are sold |
| computer store | a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user |
confectionery
confectionary
candy store | a confectioner's shop |
| convenience store | a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items, open long hours for the convenience of customers |
country store
general store
trading post | a retail store serving a sparsely populated region, usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise |
department store
emporium | a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise, commonly part of a retail chain |
| dining area | an area arranged for dining, they put up tents for the dining area |
discount house
discount store
discounter
wholesale house | a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price |
drug cocktail
highly active antiretroviral therapy
HAART | a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors, used in treating AIDS and HIV |
equal-area projection
equal-area map projection | a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe |
erasable programmable read-only memory
EPROM | (computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data |
exhibition hall
exhibition area | a large hall for holding exhibitions |
| flash memory | nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and programmed anew |
florist
florist shop
flower store | a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold |
| grid storage-battery grid | a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material |
grocery store
grocery
food market
market | a marketplace where groceries are sold, the grocery store included a meat market |
hardware store
ironmonger
ironmonger's shop | a store selling hardware, in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop |
launching pad
launchpad
launch pad
launch area
pad | a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched |
local area network
LAN | a local computer network for communication between computers, especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices |
lounge
waiting room
waiting area | a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait |
magazine powder store
powder magazine | a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored |
| magnetic bubble memory | a nonvolatile storage device that holds information in the form of bubbles on a thin film of magnetic silicate, no longer used in most computers |
magnetic core memory
core memory | (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores, now superseded by semiconductor memories |
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 chip | a RAM microchip that can be plugged into a computer to provide additional memory |
memory device
storage device | a device that preserves information for retrieval |
mercantile establishment
retail store
sales outlet
outlet | a place of business for retailing goods |