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almacenar

to store

verb ahl-mah-seh-NAHR Rare
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Origin: From Arabic al-majzan ('warehouse'), via almacén ('warehouse/store').

Also means

to stockpile

Usage Note

Almacenar means to put something in storage or to accumulate a supply. The related noun almacén ('warehouse' or, in Latin America, 'grocery store') shares its Arabic root. In computing, almacenar datos ('to store data') is the standard technical expression. Spain uses grandes almacenes for 'department stores'.

Examples

"El sistema almacena los datos automáticamente."

Natural Translation

The system stores the data automatically.

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