storage

Space for keeping things until they are needed, or the act of keeping them there.

• The flat has plenty of storage.
• We put our old furniture in storage.
• These cabinets provide extra storage space for kitchen equipment.

How to use it: storage for something (We need more storage for our winter clothes.); put something in storage (They put their furniture in storage during the move.)

Similar words: keeping, storage space

Common phrases: storage space, in storage, storage room

Computer equipment or space that keeps files and information for later use.

• My phone needs more storage.
• Back up your files to external storage.
• Cloud storage lets you access photos from different devices.

Similar words: data storage

Common phrases: cloud storage, data storage, storage device