Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - storage

1. If you refer to the storage of something, you mean that it is kept in a special place until it is needed. ...the storage of toxic waste... Some of the space will at first be used for storage... The collection has been in storage for decades. N-UNCOUNT 2. Storage is the process of storing data in a computer. His task is to ensure the fair use and storage of personal information held on computer. N-UNCOUNT 3. see also cold storage