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Meaning of stores

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

stores

Pronunciation:/stɔːz//stɔɹz/

noun

Definitions

  1. A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.

    Example: This building used to be a store for old tires.

  2. A supply held in storage.

  3. (mainly North American) A place where items may be purchased; a shop.

    Example: I need to get some milk from the grocery store.

  4. Memory.

    Example: The main store of 1000 36-bit words seemed large at the time.

verb

Definitions

  1. To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.

    Example: I'll store these books in the attic.

  2. To write (something) into memory or registers.

    Example: This operation stores the result on the stack.