Repository

n.

1.

A place where things are or may be reposited, or laid up, for safety or preservation; a depository.

Noun	1.	repository - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping Synonyms: depository, deposit
	2.	repository - a person to whom a secret is entrusted Synonyms: secretary
	3.	repository - a burial vault (usually for some famous person) Synonyms: monument

1.	(database)	repository - See data dictionary.
2.	(programming)	repository - The core of a CASE tool, typically a DBMS where all development documents are stored.

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