repository

English

Etymology

From Latin repositōrium.

Pronunciation

Audio (US) (file)

Noun

repository (plural repositories)

A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.
1. (computing) a storage location for files, such as downloadable software packages, or files in a source control system.
2. A burial vault.
3. (figuratively) A person to whom a secret is entrusted.
4. (dated) A place where things are kept for sale; a shop.

Synonyms

(location for storage): depository, archive

Related terms

reposit

Translations

a location for storage, often for safety or preservation

Arabic: مَخْزَن‎ m (maḵzan)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 倉庫 (zh), 仓库 (zh) (cāngkù)
Czech: úložiště n
Dutch: opslagplaats (nl) c, depot (nl) n, opslagruimte (nl) c
Esperanto: deponejo
Finnish: säilytyspaikka (fi), säilö (fi)
French: chambre-forte f, coffre-fort (fr) m, repositoire (fr) m
Georgian: საცავი (sacavi)
German: Ablage (de) f, Depot (de) n, Archiv (de) n
Greek: αποθήκη (el) f (apothíki), (software source) αποθετήριο (el) n (apothetírio)
Ancient: ἀποθήκη f (apothḗkē)

Italian: ripostiglio (it), ricettacolo (it)
Japanese: 倉庫 (ja) (そうこ, sōko)
Latin: receptāculum n
Persian: مخزن‎ (fa) (maxzan)
Polish: składnica (pl) f, magazyn (pl) m, skład (pl) m, przechowalnia (pl) f, repozytorium (pl) n
Portuguese: repositório (pt) m
Russian: храни́лище (ru) n (xranílišče), склад (ru) m (sklad), вмести́лище (ru) n (vmestílišče)
Spanish: repositorio (es) m
Swedish: lager (sv)

storage location for computer files

Czech: úložiště n
Finnish: varasto (fi)
French: dépôt (fr) m, référentiel (fr) m

Greek: αποθετήριο (el) n (apothetírio)
Polish: repozytorium (pl) n
Spanish: repositorio (es) m

a burial vault

Dutch: grafkelder (nl) c
Finnish: hautaholvi
French: tombeau (fr) m, mausolée (fr) m

Italian: sepolcro (it), tomba (it), mausoleo (it), cripta (it)
Polish: grobowiec (pl) m
Russian: склеп (ru) m (sklep)

a person to whom a secret is entrusted

Dutch: vertrouweling (nl) c
Finnish: luottohenkilö
French: dépositaire (fr) m
Greek: μυστικοσύμβουλος (el) m (mystikosýmvoulos)

Italian: depositario (it), confidente (it)
Maori: pūkenga
Polish: powiernik (pl) m, powierniczka f
Russian: дове́ренное лицо́ n (dovérennoje licó)

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Translations to be checked

Estonian: ^{(please verify)} hoidla, ^{(please verify)} varamu
Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} stovariste, ^{(please verify)} spremiste, ^{(please verify)} skloniste, ^{(please verify)} nosilac (sh), ^{(please verify)} skladiste, ^{(please verify)} repozitorijum

Spanish: ^{(please verify)} repositorio (es), ^{(please verify)} depositorio

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