for storage
idiom
: for the purpose of being put away when not being used
The table folds down for storage.
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Hydraulic disc brakes at both the front and rear ensure effective stopping power, and the handlebar can be folded down for storage or transport, as well as adjusted for height while riding.
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William Roberson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Unusually, this model contains a technical room, which is accessed from the outside using its own door and can be used for storage.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025
But their work didn’t rule out the possibility of bizarre algorithms that could somehow use the same piece of memory for storage and calculations simultaneously — the computing equivalent of using a page filled with important notes as scratch paper.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
Dave Ross, who is overseeing the project for the Ramona Parks and Recreation Community Advisory Committee, said the project will transform the drab two-story building that has been used for storage into a functional farmhouse-style snackbar.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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William Roberson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Unusually, this model contains a technical room, which is accessed from the outside using its own door and can be used for storage.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025
But their work didn’t rule out the possibility of bizarre algorithms that could somehow use the same piece of memory for storage and calculations simultaneously — the computing equivalent of using a page filled with important notes as scratch paper.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
Dave Ross, who is overseeing the project for the Ramona Parks and Recreation Community Advisory Committee, said the project will transform the drab two-story building that has been used for storage into a functional farmhouse-style snackbar.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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“For storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20storage. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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