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storage unit

 
 
noun [C]

Definition

IT, MEASURES a unit of measure used to show how much information can be saved and kept on a computer: Terabytes are the new storage unit that multimedia users are demanding.
PROPERTY a building for storing property, or a space in a building like this: The metals are locked in storage units at the end of the day.
(Definition of storage unit noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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