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backstores

backstores is the plural of backstore.

Meaning of backstore

Noun

backstore (plural backstores)

  1. An area in the back of a store or shop.
    • I had dinner with Henry Bornstein in his very confined living quarters (between his shop and his backstore) during which he gave me an interesting account of some orthodox Jewish customs.2003, Vincent Roth, Michael Bennett, A Life in Guyana: The later years, 1923-1935
  2. A back end data storage; a backing store device.
    • The most recent control units (3 GB cache size) provide a much better performance although the cache/backstore ratio is similar.2004, Journal of Computer Resource Management, Issues 113-116

Questions about backstores

What is backstores the plural of?
Backstores is the plural of backstore.

Words near backstores in the dictionary

  1. backstopper
  2. backstoppers
  3. backstopping
  4. backstops
  5. backstore
  6. backstores
  7. backstories
  8. backstory
  9. backstraight
  10. backstraightaway
  11. backstraightaways

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