storing
Putting away items
Storing is keeping something for future use.
You store food in a pantry, files on a hard drive, memories in your mind.
The word implies setting aside rather than immediate consumption: We're storing furniture while the house is renovated.
Storage facilities, cloud storage, and cold storage all preserve things until needed.
Concealed storage spot
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- collectiblesItems people amass
- antiquesValuable old items
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
artifacts · valuables · heirlooms · jewelry · coins · stamps · memorabilia · rarities
Bulk goods storage building
- depotVehicle storage facility
- granaryBuilding for storing cereals
- siloAgricultural storage tower
- pantryHousehold provisions closet
inventory · provisions · supplies · reserves · cellar · larder · stockroom · bins
Storing documents systematically
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- recordsStored data or albums
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
classification · database · repository · digitization · microfilm · backup · metadata · registry
Secure storage chamber
- safeFree from peril
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- securityProtection from threat
- encryptionConverting data into code
password · firewall · protection · padlock · alarm · surveillance · safekeeping · securing
Airtight food preservation
- picklingAcid preservation process
- refrigeratingKeeping cold mechanically
- freezingExtremely cold
- curingRestoring health or preserving
smoking · drying · fermenting · jarring · brining · dehydrating · salting · cellaring
cache
Concealed storage spot
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- collectiblesItems people amass
- antiquesValuable old items
relics · artifacts · valuables · heirlooms · jewelry · coins · stamps · memorabilia · rarities · specimens
warehouse
Bulk goods storage building
pantry · inventory · provisions · supplies · reserves · cellar · larder · stockroom · bins · containers
filing
Storing documents systematically
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- recordsStored data or albums
documentation · classification · database · repository · digitization · microfilm · backup · metadata · registry · curation
vault
Secure storage chamber
encryption · password · firewall · protection · padlock · alarm · surveillance · safekeeping · securing · guarding
canning
Airtight food preservation
- picklingAcid preservation process
- refrigeratingKeeping cold mechanically
- freezingExtremely cold
curing · smoking · drying · fermenting · jarring · brining · dehydrating · salting · cellaring · blanching
- harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
- garment carewashing, drying, ironing, folding, hanging
- home activitiescleaning, cooking, sleeping, bathing, eating
- placingplacing, positioning, putting, inserting, setting
- resource useconsumption, recycling, conservation, waste, efficiency
- storingstashing, stowing, putting away, keeping, hoarding
storingdiscarding
Removing what's unwanted
disposing · throwing away · dumping · jettisoning · getting rid of
storingdistributing
Apportioning among recipients
dispersing · dividing · scattering · disseminating · allocating
- storing foodKeeping nourishment for later
- storing awayKeeping for future use