| deposit [dǝ`päz·ǝt] 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. |