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Webster 1913 Edition


Repository

Re-pos′i-to-ry

(rē̍-pŏz′ĭ-tō̍-ry̆)
,
Noun.
[L.
repositorium
,
repostorium
: cf. OF.
repositoire
.]
A place where things are or may be reposited, or laid up, for safety or preservation; a depository.
Locke.

Webster 1828 Edition


Repository

REPOS'ITORY

,
Noun.
[L. repositorium, from repono.]
A place where things are or may be deposited for safety or preservation. A granary is a repository for corn, an arsenal for arms. The mind or memory is called the repository of ideas.

Definition 2024


repository

repository

English

Noun

repository (plural repositories)

  1. a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
    1. (computing) a storage location for files, such as downloadable software packages, or files in a source control system
  2. a burial vault
  3. a person to whom a secret is entrusted

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