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storage
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noun
the act of storing something
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noun
the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
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noun
(= storehouse)
a depository for goods
storehouses were built close to the docks
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noun
(computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
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noun
(= reposition, 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
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noun
(= memory)
an electronic memory device
a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached
pit
Noun
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A pit is a big hole in the ground.
Don't fall in the pit!
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A pit is a large seed such as that in a peach.
The peach pit is hard. Don't bite it.
pit
Verb
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If something is pitted, it is marked with little hollows.
The metal is pitted due to the exposure to acid rain.
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If you pit something, you remove the seed from a fruit.
Please pit the cherries before giving it to the children.