repository
/ɹɪˈpɑ.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/ noun C2- A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.
- A storage location for files, such as downloadable software packages, or files in a source control system.
- A burial vault.
- A person to whom a secret is entrusted.
- A place where things are stored for sale; a shop.
Plural repositories
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Rather than being a static repository of objective facts, memory is an active, reconstructive process that is constantly being updated and revised.
The River Thames, long treated as a convenient repository for the untreated effluent of over two million residents, was rapidly transformed into a sluggish, putrid canal.
The pilothouse afforded him an unparalleled vantage point to study this colorful parade of humanity, providing a rich repository of personalities for his future fiction.
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