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Definition: repository


(1) A generic term for a storehouse of data.

(2) A database of information about application software that includes author, data elements, inputs, processes, outputs and interrelationships.

(3) A database of digital certificate information. The repository is maintained by the certification authority (CA) and is queried to find out if a certificate is valid, has expired or has been revoked. See CA and PKI.