| 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 |
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 |
| cistern water tank | a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet |
| 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 |
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 |
think tank
think factory | a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications |
| tank farm | an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks |
tanker
tank driver | a soldier who drives a tank |