repository

noun

ri-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce repository (audio)
Definition of repositorynext
as in warehouse
a building for storing goods nurses going back and forth to the medication repository

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Recent Examples of repository Its tracker now catalogues more than four hundred publicly accessible volunteer backups of government repositories, from the C.F.P.B.’s Consumer Complaint Database to the C.D.C.’s National Immunization Survey. — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025 The Role Of A Cyber Information Center (CIC) Central to this transformation is the implementation of a CIC, a centralized cyber repository for collecting, analyzing and disseminating cyber risk data. — Bob Ackerman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 Even if the funding to the Observatory is restored, the integrity of its data repository remains in question. — John Hudson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025 The spy repeatedly accessed information about Rippling customers, quotes, sales calls, demos and support requests in internal Slack repositories, according to the filing. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for repository
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repository
  1. warehouse
  2. depository
  3. storage
Noun
  • My tobacco rope was probably cut from a much bigger section and smuggled out of a warehouse.
    — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In 2017, for example, the Swedish furniture giant IKEA rented out an entire warehouse in the area for all of design week.
    — Laura May Todd, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of warehouse
Noun
  • To qualify, the gold in the IRA must meet the IRS’ purity standards, and the gold must be held by an authorized storage facility, such as an approved depository.
    — Kat Tretina, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The depository must meet stringent security and reporting standards to ensure the safety and proper documentation of the gold.
    — Jessica Ledingham, J.D., Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of depository
Noun
  • The new greenway also connects to Huntersville’s Caldwell Station and Hyde Park businesses and storage suites in Cornelius, including Eleven Lakes Brewing Co. on Bailey Road.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Presented along with the brand’s own range of objects, the collection includes storage units, gaming, office accessories, cutlery and tableware.
    — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of storage

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“Repository.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repository. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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