# Storage model

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A **storage model** is a model that captures key *physical* aspects of data structure in a data store.[1] On the other hand, a [data model](/source/Data_model) is a model that captures key *logical* aspects of data structure in a database. The physical storage can be a local disk, a [removable media](/source/Removable_media), or storage accessible via the network.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Marinescu, Dan C. (2018-01-01), Marinescu, Dan C. (ed.), "Chapter 6 - Cloud Data Storage", *Cloud Computing (Second Edition)*, Morgan Kaufmann, pp. 195–233, [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1016/b978-0-12-812810-7.00008-x](https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fb978-0-12-812810-7.00008-x), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780128128107](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780128128107){{[citation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Citation)}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_work_parameter_with_ISBN))

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