Depot

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Depot (dēpō) is from the French dépôt which means a deposit (as in geology or banking) or a storehouse. In English, depot can mean any one of a number of things, with minor variances between the different English speaking countries:

Contents 1 Transportation 2 Banking 3 Technology 4 Medicine 5 Military 6 Other 7 See also

[edit] Transportation

• A railway station or bus station (US English)
• A place or building where buses (see bus garage), trains (see Motive Power Depot), or trams belonging to a particular company are stored and serviced when not in use.
• A hub for the distribution of goods.
  • Oil depot
• An On-Orbit Propellant depot supplies fuel to spacecraft in space
• A Cargo Container depot stores and repairs cargo containers from shipping lines when not in use.

[edit] Banking

• "Depot" is a term used for providing details on the account held by one bank with another where it does not exist.

[edit] Technology

• As a proper noun, Depot is an application used in conjunction with another application called "Carrier" or "iDEN Radio Service Software" to program Nextel iDEN cellular phones.

[edit] Medicine

• In medical terms, a depot injection is a long-acting formulation of an injectable drug.

[edit] Military

• A centralized store or operating base for logistical use by commercial or governmental bodies for storage of goods (supply depot) or maintenance of materiel (repair depot). In the U.S. Air Force and Army, this refers to a central location where items that are deemed unserviceable (in need of repair), such as broken parts, munitions, support equipment, etc. can be sent for repair that cannot be provided by a standard operating base. A repair depot will often have specialized repair and test equipment, and may offer repair capabilities rivaling the OEM.

• The headquarters of a regiment or regiments where recruits are assembled and trained. Where Soldiers and officers awaiting discharge, postings, or injured soldiers are taken care of, and all the wants of the regiment are provided for.

[edit] Other

• Depot, Poland, a village in the west of the country
• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police training facility in Regina, Saskatchewan is known simply as the Depot.
• A nickname for the Maxwell Street Depot, a popular 24-hour fast food joint on the South Side of Chicago with locations ranging from Bridgeport to South Shore.

[edit] See also

• Depot Historic District (disambiguation)
• Perforce (software)

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