Storage

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ˈstɔː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/

Definitions

1. A designated space or container used for keeping items, materials, or information until they are needed
2. A space or system utilized for holding items, data, or resources securely until their required use arises
3. A designated area or method for maintaining items, information, or supplies in a way that ensures accessibility when needed

Etymology: "Storage" is a simple formation: the noun "store" with the suffix "-age," which came into English from Old French. The suffix "-age" is what turns an action or a collection into a noun, as in "wreckage" or "passage," so "storage" literally names the act or condition of keeping things stocked, and only later came to mean the place where they are kept. The root "store" has a longer and more tangled history. It descends from Latin "instaurare," meaning to renew, restore, or set up, which in turn grew from the Latin "staurus" and the older Proto-Italic and Proto-Indo-European roots built around the idea of standing or setting firm. The Latin verb was adopted into Anglo-Norman as "estorer," and Middle English then took "store" from that source, initially with the sense of supplying or provisioning. The idea of setting things up and keeping them in place runs straight from Latin's sense of establishing into the English notion of an accumulated stock.

Synonyms: shelving, keeping, hoarding, storing, repository

Antonyms: removal, disposal, release, dissipation, expenditure