1. A mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
   "he bought it at a store on Cape Cod";
   - shop
    
2. A supply of something available for future use
   "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars";
   - stock, fund, arsenal
    
3. A depository for goods
   "stores were built close to the docks";
   - storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage
    
4. A component or device where digital data can be retained for later use
   "this computer needs its store upgrading";
   - memory, storage

1. Keep or lay aside for future use
   "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat";
   - hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away
    
2. Find a place for and put away for storage
   "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"
    
3. (computing) record data on a computer
   "The system stores log files automatically";
   - write, save

Derived forms: stored, storing, stores

See also: hive

Type of: accumulation, computer hardware, deposit, depositary, depository, hardware, hold on, keep, memory device, mercantile establishment, outlet, record, repository, retail store, sales outlet, storage device, tape

Part of: computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system

Encyclopedia: Store