Meaning & use

Storing

verb·Everyday

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Putting something away and keeping it in a particular place for future use.

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They spent the afternoon storing canned goods in the pantry.

The company is storing customer data on secure servers.

A note on using this word

This is the present-participle/gerund form of the verb 'store,' used both for physical goods and digital data.

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discardingusing up

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