Repository
noun
A place where a large amount of something is stored.
The library is a repository of important information.
Often appears as...
- repository of information
- repository of knowledge
noun
A place where something, especially a natural resource, is found in significant quantities.
The area is a rich repository of coal.
Often appears as...
- repository of coal
- repository of oil
noun
In computing, a central location where data is stored and managed.
He stored all his codes in the Git repository.
Often appears as...
- code repository
- git repository
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Technical
noun
A person to whom something is entrusted or confided.
She was seen as a repository of trust.
Often appears as...
- repository of trust
- repository of secrets
noun
A place where a large amount of something is stored.
The library is a repository of important information.
Often appears as...
- repository of information
- repository of knowledge
noun
A place where something, especially a natural resource, is found in significant quantities.
The area is a rich repository of coal.
Often appears as...
- repository of coal
- repository of oil
noun
In computing, a central location where data is stored and managed.
He stored all his codes in the Git repository.
Often appears as...
- code repository
- git repository
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A person to whom something is entrusted or confided.
She was seen as a repository of trust.
Often appears as...
- repository of trust
- repository of secrets
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Pro Tip 1/2Beyond Storage
The term can imply an organized, accessible collection, not just random storage.
The museum served as a repository for ancient artifacts.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
'Repository' can be used metaphorically to express a center of a particular quality or type.
She's the repository of the family's history.
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How to find work you...
Write down what it is about them that inspires you. It's not going to be everything about their life, but whatever it is, take note on that, so over time we'll have this repository of things that we can use to apply to our life and have a more passionate existence and make a better impact. Because when we start to put these things together,
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How to separate fact and...
Sometimes the search for truth, though, is a little bit less flippant, and it has much greater consequences. Syria has been really interesting for us, because obviously a lot of the time you're trying to debunk stuff that can be potentially war crime evidence, so this is where YouTube actually becomes the most important repository
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Jared Diamond: How...
In contrast, in traditional societies without writing, older people are the repositories of information. It's their knowledge that spells the difference between survival and death for their whole society in a time of crisis caused by rare events for which only the oldest people alive
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Brain Bank PIPE National...
brains it's by far the largest brain repository in the world a veritable stockroom of intelligence packing freezers and lining shelves for more than 25 years the brain Bank has been collecting and doling brains out to neuro scientists looking to unlock their secrets
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Welcome to the Brain...
brains it's by far the largest brain repository in the world a veritable stockroom of intelligence packing freezers and lining shelves for more than 25 years the brain Bank has been collecting and doling brains out to neuroscientists looking to unlock their secrets
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Rebecca Onie: What if...
from a static repository of diagnostic information to a health promotion tool. In the private sector, when you squeeze that kind of additional value out of a fixed-cost investment, it's called a billion-dollar company. But in my world,
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Bearing witness to the...
created that's the single most valuable repository of narratives during war that haven't been captured any where else this is what i do and i think it was martin luther king who said that if a man hasn't found out what he is willing
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What if our healthcare...
repository of diagnostic information to a health promotion tool in the private sector when you squeeze that kind of additional value out of a fixed cost investment it's called a billion dollar company but in my world it's called
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Are There White Holes? -...
evidence for one in the universe so we trained the telescopes on the universe now not so right now white holes are are in the repository of science fiction ideas that you might want to do something with or not but there's no
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The mysterious world of...
I work with biologists. It turns out that caves are repositories of amazing life-forms, species that we never knew existed before. Many of these life-forms live in unusual ways.
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How to find work you...
Write down what it is about them that inspires you. It's not going to be everything about their life, but whatever it is, take note on that, so over time we'll have this repository of things that we can use to apply to our life and have a more passionate existence and make a better impact. Because when we start to put these things together,
Video examples
How to separate fact and...
Sometimes the search for truth, though, is a little bit less flippant, and it has much greater consequences. Syria has been really interesting for us, because obviously a lot of the time you're trying to debunk stuff that can be potentially war crime evidence, so this is where YouTube actually becomes the most important repository
Video examples
Jared Diamond: How...
In contrast, in traditional societies without writing, older people are the repositories of information. It's their knowledge that spells the difference between survival and death for their whole society in a time of crisis caused by rare events for which only the oldest people alive
Video examples
Brain Bank PIPE National...
brains it's by far the largest brain repository in the world a veritable stockroom of intelligence packing freezers and lining shelves for more than 25 years the brain Bank has been collecting and doling brains out to neuro scientists looking to unlock their secrets
Video examples
Welcome to the Brain...
brains it's by far the largest brain repository in the world a veritable stockroom of intelligence packing freezers and lining shelves for more than 25 years the brain Bank has been collecting and doling brains out to neuroscientists looking to unlock their secrets
Video examples
Rebecca Onie: What if...
from a static repository of diagnostic information to a health promotion tool. In the private sector, when you squeeze that kind of additional value out of a fixed-cost investment, it's called a billion-dollar company. But in my world,
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Bearing witness to the...
created that's the single most valuable repository of narratives during war that haven't been captured any where else this is what i do and i think it was martin luther king who said that if a man hasn't found out what he is willing
Video examples
What if our healthcare...
repository of diagnostic information to a health promotion tool in the private sector when you squeeze that kind of additional value out of a fixed cost investment it's called a billion dollar company but in my world it's called
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Are There White Holes? -...
evidence for one in the universe so we trained the telescopes on the universe now not so right now white holes are are in the repository of science fiction ideas that you might want to do something with or not but there's no
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The mysterious world of...
I work with biologists. It turns out that caves are repositories of amazing life-forms, species that we never knew existed before. Many of these life-forms live in unusual ways.
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Tan Le
Vietnamese Businesswoman
You don't just wake up one day with dementia or Alzheimer's; these conditions are developmental. Even when a problem triggers the need to collect data, it's reviewed by a specialist and filed away. There's no central repository allowing information to be shared across a multitude of researchers worldwide.
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Neil Gaiman
British Author
A library is a place that is a repository of information and gives every citizen equal access to it. That includes health information. And mental health information. It's a community space. It's a place of safety, a haven from the world.
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Andrew Jackson
American President
I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it the simplicity of our system of government forbids it.
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Deborah Norville
American Journalist
Thank you power' is writing down the moments that are good in your life so that you can go back and reflect on them - so you've got this sort of repository of good stuff in your past.
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Pratibha Patil
Indian Politician
Parliament of the country is the repository of the sovereign will of the people, and its successful functioning is a joint responsibility of both the government and the Opposition.
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George Wald
American Scientist
We have fallen in love with the body. That's that thing that looks back at us from the mirror. That's the repository of that lovely identity that you keep chasing all your life.
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Jenna Wortham
American Journalist
Our phones don't just keep us in touch with the world; they're also diaries, confessional booths, repositories for our deepest secrets.
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Georg C. Lichtenberg
German Scientist
It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part of human wisdom is laid to rest in repositories.
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Marian Seldes
American Actress
An actress spends a lifetime observing people. You build up a mental library. No, not a library. Make that a repository.
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Rana el Kaliouby
Egyptian Scientist
Emotion AI uses massive amounts of data. In fact, Affectiva has built the world's largest emotion data repository.
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Tan Le
Vietnamese Businesswoman
You don't just wake up one day with dementia or Alzheimer's; these conditions are developmental. Even when a problem triggers the need to collect data, it's reviewed by a specialist and filed away. There's no central repository allowing information to be shared across a multitude of researchers worldwide.
Quote examples
Neil Gaiman
British Author
A library is a place that is a repository of information and gives every citizen equal access to it. That includes health information. And mental health information. It's a community space. It's a place of safety, a haven from the world.
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Andrew Jackson
American President
I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it the simplicity of our system of government forbids it.
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Deborah Norville
American Journalist
Thank you power' is writing down the moments that are good in your life so that you can go back and reflect on them - so you've got this sort of repository of good stuff in your past.
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Pratibha Patil
Indian Politician
Parliament of the country is the repository of the sovereign will of the people, and its successful functioning is a joint responsibility of both the government and the Opposition.
Quote examples
George Wald
American Scientist
We have fallen in love with the body. That's that thing that looks back at us from the mirror. That's the repository of that lovely identity that you keep chasing all your life.
Quote examples
Jenna Wortham
American Journalist
Our phones don't just keep us in touch with the world; they're also diaries, confessional booths, repositories for our deepest secrets.
Quote examples
Georg C. Lichtenberg
German Scientist
It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part of human wisdom is laid to rest in repositories.
Quote examples
Marian Seldes
American Actress
An actress spends a lifetime observing people. You build up a mental library. No, not a library. Make that a repository.
Quote examples
Rana el Kaliouby
Egyptian Scientist
Emotion AI uses massive amounts of data. In fact, Affectiva has built the world's largest emotion data repository.
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