Technology / B2

STORR-ij/ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/

Storage is the keeping of things for later, or the space used: cloud storage; storage of chemicals. Store is the verb/shop (already in the dictionary); warehouse is a building. Cloud storage of scripts needs an approved portal. Mix-up: story is a narrative (already in the dictionary); shortage is not enough (already in the dictionary). Do not write storage for a shop.

Meaning

The keeping of things for later use; also space used for that.

Examples

• “Cloud storage of scripts still needs a board-approved portal, IT said.”
• “Chemical storage is locked, which is the H&S sense.”

Good to know

storage of / space; cloud / cold storage. Verb/shop: store. Trap: story / shortage. IT, sciences, and logistics. Keeping things, not a tale or a shop.

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