storage English · revision 4436

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1612–13}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈstɔː.rɪdʒ/, US /ˈstɔːr.ɪdʒ/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from the verb [[store]] and the suffix [[-age]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Capacity or space for storing: 1612–13 in the OED,^(OED 1989) about 1613 in Merriam-Webster,^(MWU 2024) the 1610s in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A place where something is stored, and rent paid for warehousing, are from 1775.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) The action of storing, or the state of being stored, is from 1828,^(OED 1989) in American English in Etymonline.^(Etymonline) ''Cold storage'' is from 1877.^(OED 1989) In electricity, the storing of energy is from 1881, as in ''storage battery''.^(OED 1989) In computing, the keeping of data and instructions in a device is from 1909 in the OED^(OED 1989) and by 1945 in Etymonline.^(Etymonline) A ''storage unit'' as a piece of household furniture is attested from 1951.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1612–13 – space for storing.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1775 – a storehouse; warehouse rent.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1828 – the act of storing.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1877 – ''cold storage''.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1881 – ''storage battery''.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1909 – computer storage.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of storing goods, or the state of being stored.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A space for storing things.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The price charged for keeping goods in a [[warehouse]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The part of a [[computer]] that holds data and programs; memory.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[nonstorage]]

+ * [[prestorage]]

+ * [[auxiliary storage]]

+ * [[cold storage]]

+ * [[secondary storage]]

+ * [[storage cell]]

+ * [[storage organ]]

+ * [[storage battery]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[store]]

+ * [[storehouse]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}