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repository

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/

The English word “repository” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.
  2. A storage location for files, such as downloadable software packages, or files in a source control system.
  3. A burial vault.
  4. A person to whom a secret is entrusted.
  5. A place where things are stored for sale; a shop.

Etymology

From Middle English reposytorye, from Latin repositōrium. By surface analysis, reposit + -ory.

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