shortage

n 1: the property of being an amount by which something is less

than expected or required [syn: {deficit}, {shortfall}]

2: a severe shortage (especially a shortage of food) [syn: {dearth},

{famine}]

storage

(Or "memory") A device into which data can be

entered, in which they can be held, and from which they can be

retrieved at a later time.

(1995-12-24)