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repository

repository

33 6.7
A place where things are kept safe for future use
  • noun
  • /rɪˈpɒzɪtɔri/
: 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  • The library serves as a community repository for rare books and historical documents.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
399 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
230 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
63 3.0

A place where people leave things to keep them safe

is the general term for a facility rather than implying temporary placement
storage room
vsrepository
33 1.6

A room where you keep things you do not use often

is a general facility for safekeeping, not only a single room
storeroom
vsrepository
30 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 space
vsrepository
25 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
depository
vsrepository
24 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 locker
vsrepository
15 3.0

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

is a broader safekeeping facility, not just small public compartments
treasury
vsrepository
10 4.6

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

is a general safekeeping place, not limited to monetary treasures
storehouse
vsrepository
9 3.1

A building where goods are kept for later use

is the wider term for storing items, not only a large building
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
catchall
vsrepository
2 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
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
lodgment
vsrepository
  • US
1 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
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

Antonyms

162 2.0

Taking something or someone away from a place

16 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
34 3.9
repository
33 6.7
locker
530 1.0
warehouse
384 1.4
storage
399 1.0
box
∞ 1.0
cupboard
80 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.