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VORLT/vɔːlt/

A vault is a secure room for valuables or archives; also an arched roof, or (verb) to jump over: a strong-room vault, a vaulted ceiling. Safe is everyday and smaller; an unlocked cupboard is not a sealed room.

Meaning

A secure room for valuables or archives; also an arched roof, or (verb) to jump over.

Examples

• “Scripts in an unlocked vault are not in a sealed room.”
• “Strong room is the close twin. Safe is smaller. A cupboard is furniture. A seal is a log. Lock the door; then archive.”

Good to know

A secure archive room (also: arched roof / jump). Close: strong room. Unlocked ≠ sealed.

Near in meaning

strong room

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