memory device vs storage

storage vs memory device

memory device and storage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
memory device	Yes	No	No	No
storage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, storage is a hyponym of memory device; that is, storage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than memory device:

memory device: a device that preserves information for retrieval
storage: an electronic memory device

Other hyponyms of memory device include acoustic storage, auxiliary storage, external storage, secondary storage, buffer, buffer storage, buffer store, disc, disk, magnetic disc, magnetic disk, mag tape, magnetic tape, tape, computer memory, computer storage, memory, memory board, store, optical disc, optical disk, push-down storage, push-down store, stack, recording, register, drum memory, magnetic drum, magneto-optical disc.

memory device (noun)	storage (noun)
a device that preserves information for retrieval	the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
	the act of storing something
	depositing in a warehouse
	a depository for goods
	an electronic memory device
	(computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk

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