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# storage

«storage» in Mova's school dictionary: **keeping things in a place until they are needed** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (storage, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Storage is keeping things in a place until they are needed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/storage/#m1)

2) Storage is a space where things are kept, like cupboards, boxes or a shed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/storage/#m2)

3) In computers, storage is the space for saving files and photos. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/storage/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, families need storage for toys, food and clothes; food storage matters for safety (fridge for milk and meat). In computing lessons, storage is measured in megabytes and gigabytes. Phrases: «in storage», «storage space», «storage box», «cold storage».

### examples

- We keep the camping gear in storage in the garage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/storage/#x1)
- This room has lots of storage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/storage/#x2)
- Put the toys in the storage boxes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/storage/#x3)
- Good food storage keeps food fresh and safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/storage/#x4)
- My tablet has no storage left for more photos. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/storage/#x5)
- Their furniture is in storage while they move house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/storage/#x6)
- Squirrels make storage places for nuts in autumn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/storage/#x7)

### note

Uncountable noun: «a lot of storage», not «a storage» (but «a storage box»). From the verb «store». In computing, 1 gigabyte holds about a thousand megabytes. Food safety: keep cold food cold in storage.

### In the corpora

- [Photos take up storage; photographers pick their best few and delete the rest.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/20-photography-and-phone-cameras/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «storage» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/storage/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.