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deposit

1. money given in part payment or as security, as when goods are bought on hire-purchase

2. a consideration, esp money, given temporarily as security against loss of or damage to something borrowed or hired

3. Geography an accumulation of sediments, mineral ores, coal, etc.

4. Chemistry a coating produced on a surface, esp a layer of metal formed by electrolysis

5. a depository or storehouse

6. on deposit payable as the first instalment, as when buying on hire-purchase

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deposit [də′päz·ət]

(computer science)

To preserve the contents of a portion of a computer memory by copying it in a backing storage.

(geology)

Consolidated or unconsolidated material that has accumulated by a natural process or agent.

(materials)

Any material applied to a base by means of vacuum, electrical, chemical, screening, or vapor methods.

(science and technology)

Any solid matter which is gradually laid down on a surface by a natural process.