repository

Pronunciation: /riːˈpɑːzəˌtɔːriː/

repository (noun)

  1. a place where things are stored and can be found when needed
  2. a central location where data or information is kept and managed
  3. a source or collection of knowledge or information

Examples

  • The library serves as a repository for old manuscripts.
  • A museum is a repository of historical artifacts.

Common collocations: secure repository, repository of treasures, digital repository, central repository, vast repository

Synonyms of repository

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of repository

  • absence of storage
  • distribution rather than storage