Depot
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Depot can mean any one of a number of things:
[edit] Transportation
- a centralized store or operating base for logistical use by commercial or governmental bodies for storage of goods, training of personel, or maintenance of vehicles.
- a railway or bus station.
- a large train or bus station, not usually for the transportation of people, but, rather, for the maintenace/service or storage of vehicles.
- a hub for the distribution of goods.
- a garage/workshop where buses, trains or trams belonging to a particular company are stored and serviced when not in use.
[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.
