Repository vs. Depot — What's the Difference?

A place where things may be put for safekeeping.

Depot ( DEP-oh or DEE-poh) may refer to:

A warehouse.

A railroad or bus station.

A museum.

A warehouse or storehouse.

A burial vault; a tomb.

A storage installation for military equipment and supplies.

One that contains or is a store of something specified

A station for assembling military recruits and forwarding them to active units.

One who is entrusted with secrets or confidential information.

(Medicine) A mass of a drug or other substance that has been injected into the body and is gradually absorbed into the surrounding tissue over time.

A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.

A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.

(computing) a storage location for files, such as downloadable software packages, or files in a source control system.

A storage space for public transport and other vehicles where they can be maintained and from which they are dispatched for service

A burial vault.

(US) A bus station or railway station. Rail transportation

(figurative) A person to whom a secret is entrusted.

(military) A place where recruits are assembled before being sent to active units.

(dated) A place where things are kept for sale; a shop.

(military) A place for the storage, servicing or upgrade of military hardware.

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

(military) The portion of a regiment that remains at home when the rest go on foreign service.

A facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

(card games) The tableau; the area where cards can be arranged in solitaire or patience games.

A person to whom a secret is entrusted

A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse.

A burial vault (usually for some famous person)

A military station where stores and provisions are kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled.

A railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passengers or freight.

Station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

A depository for goods;