noun
repository
rih-POZ-ih-trih
noun
1
A place where things are stored, often for safekeeping.
"The archive serves as a repository for the city's historical records."
2
A location where digital files, such as source code or software packages, are stored and managed.
"All the project's code lives in a shared online repository."
How to Use Repository
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA storage place — physical or digital — for keeping things safe.
Common pairings
code repository
data repository
central repository
Word Forms
repositories plural
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Etymology
From Latin repositorium, a place for putting things back or setting things down for storage.