# store (place)

a place where items are kept in a bounded structure so they persist after use

- Computed level: L12 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: word  ·  Arena: store

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [structure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-structure.arrangement), [capacity](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-capacity.size), [boundary](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-boundary.limit), [items](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-items.object), [keep](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-keep.maintenance), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension), [use](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-use.application)

**Through:** A bounded arrangement of matter in space creates a persistent location where distinct items remain after being used.

**Novel properties:**
- persistent item containment
- post-use item availability
- structured retention

## Examples
- The Svalbard Global Seed Vault preserves over 1.2 million seed samples in permafrost beneath the Arctic ice. *(biology)*
- Amazon's K10DC data center in Oregon stores exabytes of user data across fault-tolerant server racks. *(computing)*
- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York stores 540,000 gold bars in its underground vaults beneath Manhattan. *(economics)*

## Used by
- [archive](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-archive.record) (L13)
- [stock](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-stock.inventory) (L13)

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-store.place.json*  
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