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repository

repository

21 6.7
A place where things are kept safe for future use
  • noun
  • /rɪˈpɒzɪtɔri/
translation icon : repositorio
  • Onkalo is our very first permanent repository for nuclear waste.
  • repository of information
  • repository of resources
  • germplasm repository

And this room tends to be one of the major repositories of stuff.

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Examples

  • The AASL Lesson Plan Database is a national peer-reviewed repository for standards-based instructional plans.

    Academic text (2012)
  • And what we have is essentially something like the Dark Ages, when the church is really the only repository of culture.

  • The repository will be closed down; it will be back filled.

  • Which means no single large repository somewhere, no single national site where taxpayers would have to pay for it and accept it.

  • What if someone finds the repository?

  • A very important factor is that the repository is self-contained.

  • Italian cities have ancient roots, and many piazzas serve as the repository of Italian urban history.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Other characteristics of Giovio's paintings reflect their role as repositories of information.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The library serves as a community repository for rare books and historical documents.

  • The new facility will be a central repository for all scientific research data.

Synonyms

storage
vsrepository
339 1.0

A place where people keep things until they need them

is specifically a facility for safekeeping rather than an abstract process
vault
vsrepository
238 4.8

A strong locked room or digital place for keeping valuable things safe

is a general safekeeping facility, not specifically a high security location
deposit
vsrepository
73 3.0

A place where people leave things to keep them safe

is the general term for a facility rather than implying temporary placement
storeroom
vsrepository
38 1.8

A room where people keep extra things not used every day

is the broader term for safekeeping locations, beyond just one room
storage room
vsrepository
29 1.6

A room where you keep things you do not use often

is a general facility for safekeeping, not only a single room
depository
vsrepository
26 5.9

A safe place where people keep documents or other valuable items

is a general safekeeping place not limited to valuables or records
storage space
vsrepository
20 1.6

A place where you keep things in a house, box, or phone

is a full facility for keeping items safe rather than just an area
storage locker
vsrepository
11 3.0

A small locked box in a public place for keeping personal things

is a broader safekeeping facility, not just small public compartments
storehouse
vsrepository
10 3.1

A building where goods are kept for later use

is the wider term for storing items, not only a large building
treasury
vsrepository
8 4.6

A room or building where people keep money and valuable things safe

is a general safekeeping place, not limited to monetary treasures
catchall
vsrepository
3 6.7

A small container where you keep loose things like keys and pens

is a general safekeeping facility, not only a miscellaneous collection spot
repo
vsrepository
  • Jargon
3 4.2

A place online where developers keep and manage code

is the general term for a physical facility, not only a digital storage site
storage warehouse
vsrepository
1 2.8

A large building where a company keeps goods until they sell or use them

is a general safekeeping place, not focused on large commercial buildings
depositary
vsrepository
  • Formal
1 8.1

A person, place, or group that keeps things safe for others

is a facility specifically, not an agent or organization entrusted with items
repertory
vsrepository
  • Archaic
1 7.1

A place where objects are kept for use or study

is about a facility for safekeeping rather than emphasizing inventory
lodgment
vsrepository
  • US
8.1

A place where something stays or is kept, often for safety

is about keeping items in a facility rather than the act of settling them

Antonyms

106 2.0

Taking something or someone away from a place

17 5.2

The spreading of things over a wide area, for example seeds or people

Compounds

code repository
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A place where programmers store and share code to work together

How Secure

to archive
30 3.9
repository
21 6.7
locker
496 1.0
warehouse
332 1.4
storage
339 1.0
box
1.0
cupboard
79 1.0

Surface Forms

repository singular
repositories plural

Morphology

repository = reposit (opaque) = re + posit + ory

The word is historically related to re- plus a put/place root, but the modern storage-place meaning is not fully predictable for an average learner from the visible parts.

Etymology

Repository comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and posit 'put', like in deposit, so it originally meant 'a place where things are put'. That's why a repository is a place where objects are stored and kept safe.