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storage vs repository

repository vs storage

storage and repository both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
storage Yes No No No
repository Yes No No No
As nouns, repository is a hypernym of storage; that is, repository is a word with a broader meaning than storage:
  • storage: a depository for goods
  • repository: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
Other hypernyms of storage include deposit, depositary, depository.
storage (noun) repository (noun)
the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
the act of storing something a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
depositing in a warehouse a person to whom a secret is entrusted
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
Difference between storage and repository

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