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# repository

noun (a repository, repositories)

«repository» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A place where things are stored or kept safe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repository/#m1)
2. (computing) A place where files or code are stored, often online; programmers say «repo» for short. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repository/#m2)
3. A person or book that holds a lot of knowledge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repository/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repository/#x1)
- The programmers keep their code in an online repository. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repository/#x2)
- Grandma is a repository of family stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repository/#x3)
- The museum is a repository for ancient coins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repository/#x4)
- Upload your project to the class repository. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repository/#x5)
- The old cave was a repository for treasure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repository/#x6)

### 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).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «repository» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repository/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«repository» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/repository.html) on Mova free.