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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Repository \Re*pos"i*to*ry\ (r?*p?z"?*t$*r?), n. [L. repositorium repostorium: cf OF repositoire.] A place where things are or may be reposited, or laid up for safety or preservation; a depository. --Locke. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: repository n 1: a place where things can be deposited for safekeeping [syn: {depository}, {deposit}] 2: a person to whom a secret is entrusted [syn: {secretary}] 3: a burial vault (usually for some famous person) [syn: {monument}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: repository 1.See {data dictionary}. 2. The core of a {CASE} tool, typically a {DBMS} where all development documents are stored. (1999-04-27)
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