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store
has definitions from the fields of computer science,business,finance
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[ noun ] (business) a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
Synonyms Examples "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)Motion-picture exhibitions took_place in stores in a general atmosphere like that of the penny_arcade which can still be found in such urban_areas as Times_Square . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)There may be a number of secondary effects resulting from diffusion through buildings such_as widespread contamination of kitchens , restaurants , food stores , hospitals , etc. . (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)During the following week , six tons of hay belonging to one rancher were burned ; some buildings , farm tools , two horses , plows , and hay owned by Bonito_Lavato , a friendly interpreter for the company , and Pedro_Chavez ' hay were stolen or destroyed ; and a store was broken into and robbed . (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)Still existing on a `` Northern_Union '' telegraph_form is a typical peremptory message from Peru grocer J._J._Hapgood to Burton and Graves ' store in Manchester - `` Get and send by stage sure four pounds best Porterhouse or sirloin steak , for Mrs._Hapgood send six sweet_oranges '' . The first known telephone_line in Manchester was established in July 1883 between Burr and Manley 's store at Manchester_Depot and the Kent_and_Root_Marble_Company in South_Dorset . Related terms mercantile_establishment drugstore boutique stall hardware_store commissary chain_store building_supply_store florist confectionery bazaar clothing_store shoeshop pet_shop convenience_store butcher_shop canteen delicatessen bookshop barbershop thriftshop toyshop betting_shop gift_shop bodega booth bakery junk_shop head_shop package_store millinery pizzeria repair_shop salon perfumery creamery specialty_store pawnbroker's_shop computer_store tobacco_shop cleaners outfitter shopfront patronize |
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[ verb ] keep or lay aside for future use
Synonyms Examples "store grain for the winter" "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" Used in print (Hugh Kelly and Ted Ziehe, "Glossary Lookup Made Easy"...)A location in the computer store is also named for each marked form ; dictionary information about the form stored at this location can be retrieved directly by occurrences of the form in text . The form itself is stored in the next available cells of the W-region , beginning in cell * * f . The address * * f and the number of cells required to store the form are written in * * f ; the information cell * * f is saved to represent the text occurrence . If * * f was assigned as the information cell for * * f , the routine can detect that * * f is identical to * * f by comparing * * f with the form stored at location * * f . The address * * f is stored in the cell * * f . |
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[ verb ] find a place for and put away for storage
Examples "where should we stow the vegetables?" "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some" Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)Here was stored $ 1000000 worth of bonded whisky . (William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)We scour literature for them ; here we find stored the wisdom of great minds . (The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)Food , medical supplies , utensils , and equipment , if not already stored in the shelter , must be quickly gathered_up and carried into it . |
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[ noun ] (finance,business) a supply of something available for future use
Examples "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" Used in print (Hugh Kelly and Ted Ziehe, "Glossary Lookup Made Easy"...)A significant reduction in the voume of store information is thus realized , especially for a highly inflected language such_as Russian . (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)Adios '' , I said , exhausting my Spanish vocabulary on my host and exchanging one of a scarcely tapped store of smiles with my host 's daughters . Related terms accumulation stores issue infrastructure seed_stock provision hoard stock stock |
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[ noun ] (computer science) an electronic memory device
Examples "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" Used in print (Hugh Kelly and Ted Ziehe, "Glossary Lookup Made Easy"...)A location in the computer store is also named for each marked form ; dictionary information about the form stored at this location can be retrieved directly by occurrences of the form in text . |
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[ verb ] store grain
Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Hastening to the attic , the temperature of_which was easily hotter than the Gold_Coast , you proceeded to mask the windows with a fancy wool coverlet , some khaki pants , and the_like , and to ransack the innumerable boxes and barrels stored there . |
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[ adjective ] purchased; not homemade
Synonyms Examples "my boughten clothes" "store teeth" "store bread" "a store-bought dress" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a depository for goods
Synonyms Examples "storehouses were built close to the docks" Related terms depository warehouse railhead granary treasure_house magazine |
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[ noun ] depositing in a warehouse
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