The English word still may be used in this sense to describe a warehouse; especially, one in which explosives and munitions are stored; however, in modern English the word is now most commonly used to describe weekly, monthly, or quarterly periodicals that may contain (or store) a multitude of stories, articles, or other writings from the earlier use of the word for a "printed list of military stores and information", or in a figurative sense, from the publication being a "storehouse" of information.
It now normally refers to a publication issued at regular intervals, usually weekly or monthly, containing articles, stories, photographs, advertisements, and other features, with a page size that is usually smaller than that of a newspaper but larger than that of a book
3. A structure on land or a part of a ship where weapons, ammunition, explosives, and other military equipment or supplies are stored.
4. A container designed to hold a number of photographic slides and feed them automatically through a projector.
5. A space or compartment in a camera from which film is loaded without exposing it to light.
6. A device or container attached to a machine that holds or supplies necessary material.
7. A television or radio program made up of an assortment of short factual items, often of interest to a particular group of people.
8. Etymology: "a place for storing goods, especially military ammunition," from Middle French magasin, "warehouse, depot, store"; from Italian magazzino, which came from Arabic (as stated in the word-entry area above) from the verb, khazana, "to store up".