Depot (děpō or dēpō) is from the French dépôt which means a deposit (as in geology or banking) or a storehouse. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people In English, depot can mean any one of a number of things, with minor variances between the different English speaking countries:
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Transportation
- A centralized store or operating base for logistical use by commercial or governmental bodies for storage of goods, training of personnel, or maintenance of vehicles. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Logistics is the management of the flow of Goods, Information and other resources including Energy and people between the point of origin and the point Commerce is a division of trade or production which deals with the exchange of goods and services from producer to final consumer For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government.
- A railway or bus station. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains bus station is a structure where city or intercity Buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers
- A large train or bus station, not usually for the transportation of people, but rather for the maintenance, service, or storage of vehicles. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains bus station is a structure where city or intercity Buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers
- A hub for the distribution of goods. Distribution (or place) is one of the four elements of Marketing mix.
- A place or building where buses (see bus garage), trains, or trams belonging to a particular company are stored and serviced when not in use. A bus garage or bus depot is a type of garage where Buses are stored A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train
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. Radio Service Software (RSS is a Software package used to program commercial Motorola two-way radios and cellular telephones For other uses of Iden/IDEN see Iden (disambiguation Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (iDEN is a mobile telecommunications technology Radio Service Software (RSS is a Software package used to program commercial Motorola two-way radios and cellular telephones Nextel Communications, styled NEXTEL, (Former NASDAQ: NXTL) now known as the Sprint Nextel Corporation, was a telecommunications firm based For other uses of Iden/IDEN see Iden (disambiguation Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (iDEN is a mobile telecommunications technology
Medicine
- In medical terms, a depot injection is a long-acting formulation of an injectable drug. An injection is an infusion method of putting Liquid into the Body, usually with a hollow needle and a Syringe which is pierced through
Military
- 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.
Other
- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police training facility in Regina, Saskatchewan is known simply as the Depot. Regina (rɨˈdʒaɪnə is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. RCMP Academy Depot Division (commonly known as "Depot" ˈdɛpoʊ not /ˈdiːpoʊ/ has been providing Police training to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- 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. The Maxwell Street Depot commonly called "Depot" or "Ghetto Dog" by its regular customers is a 24-hour fast-food restaurant
- Depot are an indie band from Ealing, West London. In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous Ealing is a Town in the London Borough of Ealing. It is a Suburban development situated 7 Details of the band can be found on their official website: [1]
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