stor ‧ age W3 /ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
1 . the process of keeping or putting something in a special place while it is not being used:
the storage of radioactive material
storage space/capacity (=space etc for keeping things in)
They moved to a house with lots of storage space.
2 . when you pay to keep furniture or other goods in a special place until you need to use them
in storage
I put some of my things in storage.
storage costs
3 . the way that information is kept on a computer:
data storage