information storage
Keeping records safe
Information storage is the recording and retention of data for later retrieval.
The term spans physical media like paper files and magnetic tape to digital systems like hard drives and cloud servers.
The library's information storage capacity expanded dramatically after digitization.
Any method of preserving knowledge—from cave paintings to DNA encoding—qualifies as information storage.
- filing cabinetsFurniture for organized documents
- file cabinetFurniture for storing documents
- solid-state drivesNon-mechanical digital storage
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- microfilmPhotographically reduced documents
SD cards · magnetic tape · tape backup · floppy disks · stone tablets · cave paintings · punch cards · RAM · ROM · hard drives · optical discs · compact disc · databases · server farm · data center · vinyl records · memory cards · flash drive
information storageforgetting
Failing to retain memories
memory loss · amnesia · oblivion · data loss · memory erasure
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