disposal disposition | the act or means of getting rid of something |
mine disposal | the disposal of explosive mines |
sewage disposal | the disposal of sewage |
allocation storage allocation | (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions |
laying waste ruin ruining ruination wrecking | destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined |
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 |
somatic cell nuclear transplantation somatic cell nuclear transfer SCNT nuclear transplantation | moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another |
waste wastefulness dissipation | useless or profitless activity, using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly, if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste, mindless dissipation of natural resources |
waste of effort waste of energy | a useless effort |
waste of material | a useless consumption of material |
waste of money | money spent for inadequate return, the senator said that the project was a waste of money |
waste of time | the devotion of time to a useless activity, the waste of time could prove fatal |
nuclear terrorism | the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials, assaults on nuclear power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism |
storage | the act of storing something |
storage | the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials |
cold storage | refrigerated storage for preservation |
nuclear deterrence | the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence, when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction |
administration disposal | a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) |
final judgment final decision | a judgment disposing of the case before the court, after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment |
Holocaust final solution | the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from until |
waste permissive waste | (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect |
acoustic storage | a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines |
atomic warhead nuclear warhead thermonuclear warhead nuke | the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb |
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 |
disposal electric pig garbage disposal | a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage |
drain drainpipe waste pipe | a pipe through which liquid is carried away |
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 |
nautilus nuclear submarine nuclear-powered submarine | a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power |
non-volatile storage nonvolatile storage | computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off |
nuclear-powered ship | ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor |
nuclear reactor reactor | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
nuclear rocket | a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant |
nuclear weapon atomic weapon | a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction |
permanent magnet static magnet | a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field |
permanent press durable press | a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape |
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 |
sewage disposal plant disposal plant | a plant for disposing of sewage |
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 |