repository

«repository» in Mova's school dictionary: stored or kept safe — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a repository, repositories)

meaning for a pupil

1) A place where things are stored or kept safe. tree →

2) (computing) A place where files or code are stored, often online; programmers say «repo» for short. tree →

3) A person or book that holds a lot of knowledge. tree →

sense in the lessons

In computing lessons a code repository stores a project's files and history. In everyday life a museum or library is a repository of objects and books. In stories a wise old person might be «a repository of knowledge». Phrases: «a repository of», «code repository».

examples

• The library is a repository of old maps. tree →
• The programmers keep their code in an online repository. tree →
• Grandma is a repository of family stories. tree →
• The museum is a repository for ancient coins. tree →
• Upload your project to the class repository. tree →
• The old cave was a repository for treasure. tree →

note

Plural: repositories. Formal; everyday words are «store» or «storeroom». «Repo» is short in computing; «repo» also means taking back things bought on credit (US).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «repository» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.